4 – Week Online Course
This course explores the technical, regulatory, and financial approaches necessary to advance sub-Saharan Africa’s electrification. Achieving a sustainable energy model in Africa that integrates universal access, climate change mitigation, and decentralized energy resources amidst industrialisation requires new policies, regulations, technologies, and skills. Sound regulation is essential for guiding this transition, as outlined in Agenda 2063.
The Integrated Framework for Electrification (IFE) centres on entities such as public, private, or partnerships, each responsible for distribution within a designated area (typically through a concession model). These entities are tasked with ensuring universal electricity access, using an appropriate mix of electrification methods, supported by a viable business plan, cost-of-service regulation, viability gap funding, and risk mitigation strategies. Although private investment is crucial, its attraction depends on sustainable business models.
Elements of the IFE have been successfully implemented in electrification programs across the developing world, demonstrating its effectiveness in driving progress. While the full application of this framework to scale up electricity access is still limited, the successful implementation in various regions highlights its potential to transform energy access on a larger scale.
This course will explore existing regulatory practices, identify barriers, and lay the foundation for designing effective reforms, with representative examples to illustrate these concepts.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate current electrification models in Africa and assess their effectiveness in achieving universal electricity access.
- Analyse regulatory and business models that support or hinder electrification efforts.
- Understand the principles of the Integrated Framework for Electrification (IFE) and its role in structuring national electrification plans.
- Examine real world case studies to assess the challenges and successes in implementing electrification projects in Africa.
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The course consists of four equal modules, one per week. Each module includes the following activities:
- A live class of 2.5 hours duration. Each live class features a guest expert(s) on the topic and includes the main presentation, a break, a moderated panel discussion on the topic that has been covered in the main presentation, and a Q&A session.
- A mandatory reading plus optional readings (and links to relevant podcasts and/or videos) are provided to complement the content of the live session and for participants who would wish to learn more on the theme of the module.
- Discussions forum typically involving participants responding to one or more questions posed by the course instructors or the course participants in the discussion forum within the e-learning platform. The forums also provide participants with the opportunity to engage with each other’s contributions.
- Optional Office Hour with the course instructor/facilitator to answer questions posed by course participants or clarify aspects of the course content is offered a few days after the session – with the possibility of sending questions in writing in advance.
- A personal assignment invites participants to choose a country and apply the week’s specific topic to their selected country. The assignment should be no more than 2 pages. Final Submission at the end of the course: A compendium of all 4 papers.
- A self-assessment quiz is included at the end of each lesson, featuring multiple-choice and true/false questions. Each answer includes an explanation. A minimum score is required to pass the test, but participants may attempt it an unlimited number of times..
This course is designed for professionals across the electricity sector, including regulatory authorities, government ministries and agencies, utilities, academia, investors, and development organizations. It is also valuable for anyone seeking to understand the challenges hindering electrification programs—why progress remains slow, why private investment falls drastically short of what is needed, and what alternative approaches can drive meaningful change. Participants will gain the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to effectively plan, design, regulate, and finance electrification at a regional or national level, with a focus on practical solutions that deliver real impact.
$150. 00
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.
