Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo, speaking at the opening of the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa. The theme for African Energy Week is "Making Energy Poverty History by 2030".​Statistics quoted by Alweendo, show that total installed power generation capacity in Africa stands at 147 Gigawatts, less than Belgium's total capacity and the equivalent of what China installed within 12 or 24 months About 727 million Africans rely on charcoal and firewood for cooking that kill 600 people per year.