4-Week Online Course
Energy efficiency plays a crucial role in achieving sustainable energy systems, reducing operational costs, and mitigating environmental impacts. Effective energy efficiency regulation ensures the optimization of energy use, reducing waste while fostering economic growth. To build the capacity of professionals in energy regulation, the African School of Regulation (ASR) is offering a comprehensive four-weeks, one day a week training program on Energy Efficiency Regulation. This course is designed to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to design, implement, and enforce energy efficiency policies and regulations.
Course Objectives
By the end of 4 weeks, you will be able to:
- Understand the foundations of energy efficiency and their links to Africa’s policy commitments.
- Navigate regulatory frameworks across key sectors for their national context.
- Design and implement national energy efficiency policies.
- Apply regional and cross-border frameworks aligned with AfEES harmonisation goals.
- Strengthen MEPS and compliance mechanisms across agencies and borders.
- Build the financial case for regulatory interventions using economic modelling.
- Use national energy information systems to monitor and evaluate programmes.
- Apply global best practices to design context-appropriate interventions.
Expected Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of energy efficiency regulatory frameworks.
- Be equipped with the tools to design and implement energy efficiency policies.
- Develop skills to assess and improve MEPS and compliance mechanisms.
- Understand economic modelling techniques to justify regulatory interventions.
- Be able to apply global best practices in their respective institutions.
The training will be structured across four weeks, one day per week, covering the following topics:
Week One: Regulating Energy Efficiency – A Background
- Introduction to energy systems (generation, distribution, and consumption)
- The link between energy consumption and externalities (environmental and financial impacts)
- Principles of energy efficiency and conservation
- Transmission and distribution losses
- Role of policies in implementing energy efficiency (command and control, market-based policies)
Week Two: Industrial, Institutional, and Commercial Energy Efficiency Regulation
- Energy Management Systems (audits, corporate policies, measurement, and verification)
- Mandatory compliance thresholds and regulatory frameworks
- Quality control in energy auditing (licensing of auditors and audit firms)
- Role of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
- Stakeholder management in energy efficiency regulation
Week Three: Energy Performance Standards & Clean
Cooking
- Introduction to Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and benchmarks
- Implementation of standards and labeling for appliances, buildings, and vehicles
- Development of building performance targets
- Vehicle fuel economy standards
- Measuring success and improving MEPS data management and modelling
- Implementation synergy between different agencies, including cross-border and multi-jurisdictional collaboration
- Introduction to approaches in clean cooking regulation
Week Four: Case Studies, Cross-Cutting Issues and
Applied Tools
- Best practices in industrial, commercial, and institutional energy efficiency regulations worldwide
- Case studies of successful energy performance standards implementation
- Economic simulation modelling exercises for regulatory interventions
- Case studies of regional harmonisation and interagency collaboration, with reference to AfEES implementation
- Information management systems and IoT in energy management, national energy data systems for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
- Financing mechanisms for energy efficiency and energy management projects
- Stakeholder management and awareness creation in energy efficiency regulation
Course Delivery and Learning Methodology
The course will be delivered through Brightspace LMS and will include:
Practical exercises and assessments to evaluate learning outcomes
Pre-recorded video lectures for self-paced learning
Live interactive sessions with expert instructors
Case study discussions to provide real-world insights
Q&A session and office hour for personalized learning
This course is designed for:
International development agencies and NGOs involved in energy policy
Energy Regulators and policymakers
Government officials responsible for energy policy and sustainability
Utility companies and energy service providers
Energy managers and auditors
Industrial and commercial facility operators
Academics and researchers in the field of energy regulation
USD 150 Standard fee, USD 100 for group booking, student ticket and early bird.
Discounts:
- Early bird: $100 if you register and pay by 29 May 2026.
- Special offer for group enrollments: $100 for 3 participants from the same organisation.
All payments must be completed by June 24th, 2026.
Cancellation:
The paid registration fee is non-refundable. However, registrant substitution may be made up to 20 days before the course’s start date.
Students’ enrolment:
*Please send your certificate of current studies with the stamp of your university to ASR Course Support: support@africanschoolregulation.org.
Your studies’ start and end dates should also be clearly mentioned in the document. Please make sure that your period of studies fully covers the duration of the training course.
- Course Director: Dr. Eng. Fenwicks S. Musonye.
- Course Lead: Eng. Carol Ofafa
Course Brochure: Download
