Policy Dialogue: Renewable Generation and Regional Power Trade in Africa

Centro de Convenciones Norte, IFEMA RECINTO FERIAL DE IFEMA MADRID Av. del Partenón, 5, Madrid, Spain

The International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) brought representatives from business, governments, civil society, science, and academia, all of whom participated in discussions and debates with the objective of building collective know-how to advance renewables at the international, national, and sub-national levels. The IREC was hosted by a national government and Read more…

Sustainable and Scalable Minigrid Business Model

Recordings The recording of the ASR Talk is now available: Watch here According 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 Read more…

Power Pools in Africa: Releasing the Potential of Regional Power Trade

About the Event​The Conference aimed to identify the key improvements that were necessary at the institutional and regulatory level to promote power trade, analyzed how the best international practices could be adapted to the African context, and explored the paths to implementing them. The outcome of the Conference inspired future Read more…

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'événement​Ce 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 Event​According 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 Event​The 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…

Regulation and Energy Development in Africa

About the Event​This 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

REGISTER 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 Read more…