In their presentations, energy industry representatives pointed out the growth of North Africa's indigenous energy markets, the importance of oil and gas supplies from the region to European and global markets and the enormous potential for renewable energy generation and transmission among North African countries and possibly beyond. It was underlined that the development of large-scale renewable technologies, including wind and concentrated solar power, could also benefit from the many advanced technology solutions available in the chemical and other industry sectors.

Among its conclusions and recommendations the Industry Advisory Panel stated that the Energy Charter could play a valuable role in promoting the technologies, networks and policy frameworks needed to accelerate energy efficiency improvements and large-scale renewable energy development in the North African economies.