{"id":1327,"date":"2026-10-13T22:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanschoolregulation.org\/?post_type=knowledge_base&#038;p=1327"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:15:45","slug":"can-she-survive-or-thrive-rethinking-the-utility-business-model-in-the-age-of-ders","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/africanschoolregulation.org\/fr\/resource\/can-she-survive-or-thrive-rethinking-the-utility-business-model-in-the-age-of-ders\/","title":{"rendered":"Peut-elle survivre \u2013 ou prosp\u00e9rer ? Repenser le mod\u00e8le \u00e9conomique des services publics \u00e0 l'\u00e8re des ressources \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques d\u00e9centralis\u00e9es (RED)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ASR Webinar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The African School of Regulation (ASR), in collaboration with Sustainable Energy Africa and GET.transform, hosted a webinar exploring how distributed energy resources (DERs), including rooftop solar and battery storage, are reshaping utility service delivery, revenue models and regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussion examined the implications for African distribution companies already facing inadequate cost recovery and high losses. 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