Private Investment in Africa’s Energy Infrastructure: The Role of Regulation
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 Read more…
La Délégation de Service Public : Un outil pour déployer l’accès à l’électricité pour tous dans les pays Africains? Un regard sur l’Afrique francophone
À propos de l'événementCe webinaire vise à donner l'occasion à des décideurs politiques, des opérateurs électriques (publics ou privés), des régulateurs, des universitaires de partager leurs expériences et d'explorer les moyens d'adapter les modèles de DSP pour accélérer l’accès à l’électricité pour tous - en et hors réseau - en Read more…
Powering Progress: The Role of Regulation in Fast-tracking Electricity Access
About the EventAccording to the Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa 2022, Uganda, Egypt, Senegal, Ghana, and Kenya emerged as the leading countries in terms of well-established regulatory frameworks. These nations have witnessed positive responses from their utility providers in adhering to regulatory instructions whilst regulators are forward-looking and capable of Read more…
Off-grid solar systems: Towards sustainable and scalable business models
About the EventThe conference will focus on the specification of the fundamental regulatory conditions, business model designs, and financial approaches that are necessary for the off-grid solar industry to fully play its role in achieving universal electricity access. Participants – from off-grid solar companies, private investors, policy makers, regulatory agencies, Read more…
Navigating Africa’s Energy Gap: Climate Protection, Clean Energy, and Investment Strategies for Sustainable Development
About the EventOver 600 million people in Africa currently lack electricity, and more than 930 million people do not have access to clean cooking fuels. Therefore, Africa has the lowest rates of energy access globally. To make modern energy available to everyone in Africa, we need to invest $25 billion Read more…
Comment la politique sectorielle et la régulation peuvent-elles promouvoir l’investissement privé dans l’infrastructure de transport de l’énergie électrique en Afrique
Ce prochain webinaire identifiera et évaluera les causes sous-jacentes de blocage de l'investissement du secteur privé dans l'infrastructure de transport de l’énergie électrique à travers l'Afrique.
Regulation and Energy Development in Africa
About the EventThis session on "Regulation and Energy Development in Africa" will show how appropriate adaptation of international regulatory best practices to the African context, as well as innovative regulatory approaches, can significantly improve the performance of the energy sector in some critical areas: regional power trading, financial viability of Read more…
International Online Conference: Private investment in electricity transmission in Africa
The African School of Regulation (ASR), Gridworks, and Hunton Andrews Kurth, in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Forum of Utility Regulators (AFUR), organized a high-level online conference on the regulatory environment, business model designs, and financial approaches necessary to attract private investment in the transmission Read more…
Electricity Access and Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Initial Conversation
About the event This event will explore the critical link between reliable electricity access and effective healthcare delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated 100,000 health facilities lack dependable electricity, hindering basic services like lighting, medical equipment operation, and vaccine and medication storage. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the urgency of addressing Read more…
Powering Jobs in Energy Regulation
ABOUT THE EVENT The ASR will host a two-hour webinar to discuss navigating the energy regulatory sector as a graduate or professional looking to enter the regulatory sector.The two-hour webinar will feature a Q&A session with distinguished panellists, and the floor will be left to participants to ask questions. Webinar Read more…
Développer des filières hydrogène verte économiquement compétitives en Afrique : politique, recherche et règlementations
Recordings The recording of the ASR Talk is now available: Contexte et enjeu De nombreux pays dans le monde se sont engagés à atteindre des objectifs de décarbonisation au cours des 30 à 40 prochaines années, souvent avec des objectifs intermédiaires pour 2030. Ces ambitions politiques sont généralement mises en Read more…
THE ROLE OF APPLIANCE REGULATION IN A GROWING ENERGY MARKET
About the event: Africa's energy demand is projected to surge in the coming years, driven by population growth and economic development. Energy efficiency offers a key solution for managing this demand while reducing emissions and ensuring equitable access to electricity.This webinar will bring together policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, and experts Read more…