The African School of Regulation is offering ten scholarships to qualified and motivated early or mid-career energy professionals who wish to take part in the Power Sector Regulation in Africa course. Please note that the scholarship applies only to the online component of the course. The optional one-week in-person component Read more…
On Wednesday, 21 January, the Director of the Africa School of Regulation (ASR), Dr Abdulkadir Shettima, and the Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Mr Mamadou Biteye, paid a courtesy visit to Ghana’s Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor.The purpose of the visit Read more…
REGISTER Utility regulation has evolved dramatically over the past five decades from prescriptive, compliance-driven frameworks to dynamic, performance-oriented models shaped by liberalization and market reforms. Today, African regulators face a new challenge: designing frameworks that are fit for purpose, tailored to the realities of diverse sectors, jurisdictions, and developmental stages. Read more…
The African School of Regulation (ASR) successfully delivered a five-day Regulatory Capacity Building Course for the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC) in Accra, Ghana, from December 15–19, 2025. The programme was designed to strengthen ASERC’s institutional capacity as the Commission assumes its mandate under the Anambra State Electricity Law Read more…
The Africa School of Regulation (ASR), in collaboration with Sustainable Energy Africa and GET.transform, is hosting this webinar to explore how Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are reshaping utility service delivery, remuneration, and regulation. The Challenge For over a century, utilities operated on a simple model: supply electricity to passive consumers Read more…
Registration open Powering Africa Through Regulation The Power Sector Regulation in Africa course provides a comprehensive overview and a sound understanding of the fundamentals of power sector regulation in the diverse contexts of African countries. The course goes far beyond “having an informed opinion” on regulatory issues. It is designed Read more…
ASR and GET.transform’s joint African Women in Energy Regulation – Leadership Program (AWER-LP) ignites new insights and connections
The African School of Regulation (ASR), in collaboration with the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Energy for Growth Hub, hosted this webinar on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in the context of utility regulation. The session introduced PPAs as key tools for supporting Read more…
A strong start to AWER-LP, delivered in partnership with GET Transform and featuring expert-led sessions and collaboration with the Florence School of Regulation. 14-21 November 2025 “Sit at the table. Lean in. And if you don’t like the table… change the table.”With these powerful words, former African Union Commissioner for Read more…
The training was delivered through a partnership between the African School of Regulation (ASR) and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), as part of the broader Mission 300 initiative, an ambitious effort to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030.