AUDA-NEPAD and AfDB report new milestone in Africa’s energy masterplan
AUDA-NEPAD and the ADB have released recommendations of a baseline study that looked into the development of a continental transmission network.
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South Africa, Midrand: The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank have released recommendations of a baseline study that looked into the development of a continental transmission network.
“Our continent has a vision to develop a single electricity grid that will guarantee secure, reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity supplies to enhance the economic prospects of the continent, especially for our children. This can only be realised with a well-coordinated, widely accepted and highly articulated masterplan,” said Cheikh Bedda, director energy at the African Union Commission.
The recommendations were discussed at a roundtable meeting between the partners organised by the African Development Bank on 28 October. African Energy Ministers directed AUDA-NEPAD to promote a continental transmission network masterplan during the AU Specialised Technical Committee meeting on infrastructure (transport, energy and tourism) held in Nouakchott and Cairo in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
The EU agreed to support Phase 1 under its EU Technical Assistance Facility for sustainable energy, under the scope of the African Union-European Union partnership to harmonise the African Single Electricity Market Regulatory Framework.
“The continental masterplan will provide a holistic roadmap to connect countries to each other within a single regional power pool and to connect the power pools into a single electricity market, promoting energy access and regional integration,” said Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for power, energy, climate & green growth at the African Development Bank Group.
Source: ESI Africa