Registration Open 4 – Week Online Course Access to clean cooking remains one of the most urgent yet under-addressed development challenges globally, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite commitments under SDG 7 to achieve universal access by 2030, progress has been slow and uneven. Today, a significant share of the population Read more…
Swakopmund, Namibia | 27 March 2026 Advancing Innovative and Resilient Utility Regulation in Africa The African School of Regulation (ASR) successfully participated in the 22nd AFUR Annual Conference 2026, held from 23 to 27 March 2026 in Swakopmund, Namibia. Organized in collaboration with the Electricity Control Board (ECB), the conference Read more…
Accra, Ghana – March 2026 The African School of Regulation (ASR), in partnership with GET.transform, convened 35 women from across 15 African countries in Accra for the second cohort of the African Women in Energy Regulation – Leadership Programme (AWER-LP). Bringing together regulators, engineers, lawyers, policymakers, and energy professionals for Read more…
Applications Now Open for Women Energy Regulators in Africa The African School of Regulation (ASR), with support from GET.transform, is offering twenty (20) scholarships to support participation in the online component of the Power Sector Regulation in Africa (PSRA) course.To ensure that the learning outcomes directly strengthen regulatory practice on Read more…
Applications closed 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 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 closed 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…