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SUMMARY:Private Investment in Africa's Energy Infrastructure: The Role of Regulation
DESCRIPTION:About the Event​ The African Union\, on June 4th\, 2021\, officially launched the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM)\, the world’s largest continent-wide energy trading program meant to interconnect all 55 African Union Member States through an efficient\, affordable\, and sustainable electricity market (AU 2021). The first phase of AfSEM was envisaged to be achieved by 2023\, reaching full operationalization by 2040. The goal was to give African households\, businesses\, and industries more secure\, sustainable\, reliable\, competitive\, and affordable energy. To achieve its objectives and targets\, Africa needed significant private investment in electricity infrastructures\, from generation to networks and off-grid systems.Creating a stable\, transparent\, and predictable environment to attract private investment required designing and implementing sound policy and regulatory frameworks. This edition of the ASR Talk discussed how to advance African electricity markets’ openness\, attractiveness\, and readiness for private sector participation through fit-for-purpose policy and regulatory reforms. The dialogue also discussed RES4Africa and UNECA’s main findings of their Regulatory Reviews of Electricity Markets in 16 African countries. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASR Talk Recording\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording\n\n\n\nASR Talk Recording now available: \n\n\n\n\nWatch here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers​\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Yohannes G. Hailu\, Energy Policy Expert\, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Renzulli\, Programme Manager\, Policy and Regulations\, RES4Africa Foundation
URL:https://africanschoolregulation.org/event/private-investment-in-africas-energy-infrastructure-the-role-of-regulation/
CATEGORIES:Electricity,Power sector regulation
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SUMMARY:Power Pools in Africa: Releasing the Potential of Regional Power Trade
DESCRIPTION:About the Event​\n\n\n\n\nFrench TranslationSimultaneous translation will be provided for those who wish to listen in French.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference  Brochure\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference  Recordings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecordings\n\n\n\nVideos of the online sessions are now available: \n\n\n\n\nWatch here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers’ Bio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReading Materials\n\n\n\nThe policy dialogue will be maintained at the expert level. The following background readings for each session introduce the key topics to be discussed during the conference.  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe development of African power pools \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegional institutions of African power pools\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTransmission cost allocation in regional markets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegional Power trade and Bilateral Contracts \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe development of African power pools\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentations for Day 1\n\n\n\nThe introductory presentations for Day 1 are now available for download  \n\n\n\n\n\nSession 1: Regional organisations and infrastructure planning \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 2: Market rules & transmission regulation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpen issues and key lessons learned\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPolicy Brief  \n\n\n\nThe conference brief below describes the Policy Dialogue on Renewable Generation and Regional Power Trade in Africa\, succinctly presents its objectives and program\, and sums up its findings and takeaways. Several annexes and website links to the conference readings and presentations provide ample information for those interested in going deeper into the topic. Kindly visit the following link for more information: https://africanschoolregulation.org//wp-admin/post.php?post=3291&action=edit \n\n\n\nThe Policy Dialogue on Renewable Generation and Regional Power Trade in Africa – Conference Brief
URL:https://africanschoolregulation.org/event/power-pools-in-africa-releasing-the-potential-of-regional-power-trade/
CATEGORIES:Electricity,Power sector regulation
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SUMMARY:Sustainable and Scalable Minigrid Business Model
DESCRIPTION:Recordings\n\n\n\nThe recording of the ASR Talk is now available: \n\n\n\n\nWatch here\n\n\n\n\n\nAccording to estimates by the mini-grid industry and well-known international organisations\, more than 200\,000 mini-grids must be deployed in Africa to achieve the goal of universal electricity access in the continent by 2030. Most of the large volume of needed capital must come from private investors. This will only be possible if business models for mini-grids can be defined that are financially viable and can maintain this condition permanently\, i.e.\, if the business models are sustainable. In addition\, it is necessary that these business models can be scaled up to the necessary dimension\, both in terms of the required financing and the technical and managerial capability of the mini-grid developers to install all the mini-grids identified in the electrification plan. \n\n\n\nFollowing the ASR Online Conference on Sustainable and Scalable Mini-grid Business Models and the ESMAP 7th Mini Grids Action Learning Event\, there were some outstanding issues that we wanted to probe into further under the ASR Talk event. \n\n\n\nThe ASR Talk was a live online event with registered participants\, a moderator\, one or two discussants\, and an expert discussing a particular topic of interest. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIgnacio Perez-Arriaga\n\n\n\nInterim Director\, African School of Regulation \n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClemencia Torres de Mästle\n\n\n\nLead for the Global Facility for Mini Grids\, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program\, ESMAP\, World Bank \n\n\n\n\n\nDiscussant\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElias Zigah\n\n\n\nResearcher\,  ASR \n\n\n\n\n\nDiscussant\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarol Ofafa\n\n\n\nProject Associate\, ASR \n\n\n\n\n\nReading Material\n\n\n\nThe reading materials below introduce the key topics to be discussed at the ASR TALLK.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorking Paper by Ignacio Perez-Arriaga\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation by AMDA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation by Ignacio Perez-Arriaga
URL:https://africanschoolregulation.org/event/sustainable-and-scalable-minigrid-business-model/
CATEGORIES:Electricity
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