The High-Level Forum on Financing Energy Transition in Africa organised by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) deliberated on critical energy issues facing Africa and ways to mobilise adequate finance to accelerate energy access and energy security on the Continent, as well expanding innovative mechanisms...

On the sideline of the 2022 Africa Oil Week (AOW), the African Energy Commission (AFREC) in collaboration with the Hyve Group organised a Ministerial and VIP Symposium under the Africa’s Energy Transition & Africa Domestic Market for Oil & Gas Production.The Symposium commenced with a Ministerial Dialogue on 3rd October...

The African Energy Commission (AFREC) hosted a validation workshop with senior national statisticians and various key stakeholders from Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon, Kenya Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe to validate and provide input into countries Diagnostic report and Action Plan, to establish and/or improve their National Energy Information...

The African Energy Commission (AFREC) together with its partner Vito, through the Ministries of Energy in Malawi and Uganda hold technical stakeholder engagement meeting with government officials, statistics and energy utility agencies, as part of the implementation of the NDC support Centre project. The meeting in Malawi was held from...

Capacity building for Africa especially on the energy sector is one of the key priorities geared toward achieving the aspirations of the African Union Agenda 2063, Aspiration 1- A Prosperous Africa, based on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development : Goal 2-Well Educated Citizens and Skills revolution underpinned by Science, Technology...

With the much over-emphasised the ‘Just Transition’ and providing universal accessibility to millions of Africans on the content, Africa calls for resources integration, strengthening local produce and investment as well as industrialisation of industries to create jobs, knowledge and skills within the continent. To strengthen this call and contribute to...

  In order to fulfil its mandate and implement the approved Commissions’ mandate, AFREC engaged all its key stakeholders locally, regionally and continentally, to provide policy guidance by launching various policy briefs and other studies developed and conducted by the Institution. The policy briefs have been informed by analysing data...

AFREC has ramped up its capacity building initiatives by continuing to increase the African pool of trainers in energy statistic, through the Training of the Trainers (ToT) programme between 09-13 May 2022 in Cote d’Ivoire. With support from the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP), a ToT is geared towards building skills...

Bioenergy remains one of the popular energy resources used in Africa. In Mozambique like in many Sub-Saharan countries, biomass in the form of charcoal, firewood and agricultural residues plays a major role as a primary energy source for households and small businesses, used mostly for cooking and heating. Despite the...

A specialised energy agency of the African Union, under the Department of Infrastructure and Energy. Mandate To implement African energy programmes by coordinating, harmonising, protect, conserve, develop and promote rational exploitation, commercialization and integration of energy resources in Africa. This is done through mapping out of all energy development needs,...

To our Member states, stakeholders and partners in the Energy Sector and readers, The year 2022 has been an amazing and yet challenging one. After surviving two years of locked down and the pandemic, we have managed to get back to our feet to implement our mandate as entrusted upon...