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SADC Energy Sector Presentation to Finnish/SADC RE Workshop. Gaborone Sun, Gaborone, Botswana 19 January 2009 Freddie O. Motlhatlhedi SADC Senior Programme Manager-Energy. SADC VISION. A REPUTABLE, EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE ENABLER OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND SUSTAINABLE
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SADC Energy Sector Presentation to Finnish/SADC RE Workshop Gaborone Sun, Gaborone, Botswana 19 January 2009 Freddie O. Motlhatlhedi SADC Senior Programme Manager-Energy
SADC VISION A REPUTABLE, EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE ENABLER OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY DEPUTY E. S DEPUTY E. S. DIRECTOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT (TIFI) DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES (I &S) DIRECTOR SOCIAL & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & SPECIAL PROGRAMMES (SHD &SP) DIRECTOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NATUTAL RESOURCES (FANR) SADC Organization Chart
MISSION (DIRECTORATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES) To facilitate, through strategic expertise, the provision of sufficient, integrated and efficient infrastructure and related services to support regional integration and poverty eradication.
RISDP • Provides strategic direction with respect to SADC programmes and activities. • Provides a comprehensive view of the SADC economic and social development policies and priorities over the next fifteen years.
ENERGY ACTIVITY PLAN A FRAMEWORK FOR ELABORATION OF A MORE DETAILED AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY PLAN.
ENERGY SECTOR OVERALL OBJECTIVE • to ensure the availability of sufficient, reliable, least cost energy services that will assist in the attainment of Economic efficiency and the Eradication of poverty whilst ensuring the Environmentally sustainable use of energy resources.
ENERGY SECTOR PRIORITIES • overcome the Diminished SADC Power Surplus Capacity, through the implementation of the SADC Energy Ministers Roadmap; • complete the Review and Update of SADC Energy Activity Plan; • service Energy Ministers Task Force and Energy Ministers Meetings; • sustain the Regional Energy Planning Network (REPN), particularly annual production of SADC Energy Statistical Year Book;
ENERGY SECTOR PRIORITIES (cont’d) • develop a Regional Strategy and Action Plan for Energy Access; • monitor and ensuring the timely implementation of SADC Energy projects, • Complete the study on the Establishment of Regional Petroleum and Gas Association (REPGA);
ENERGY SECTOR PRIORITIES (cont’d) • monitor and provide policy guidance in: • the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Programme; and • the Regional Electricity Regulators Association (RERA) Programme;
ENERGY SECTOR PRIORITIES (cont’d) • Jointly Programme Projects with other Regional/ Inter-Regional Bodies (AU, COMESA, AEC, AFREC,NEPAD, ADB, etc); • coordinate the activities of the Regional Biofuels Taskforce; • Thematic Coordination and Resource mobilization
SADC ENERGY PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS • Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) • Western Corridor Project (WESTCOR) • Transmission Expansion Plans • DRC-Zambia Interconnection • Malawi-Mozambique Interconnection
SADC ENERGY PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS (continued) • Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya Interconnector • 2nd 400kV Zimbabwe-Botswana-South Africa Interconnector • ZIZABONA Interconnector • Zambia-Nambia Interconnector
SADC ENERGY PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS (continued) • SADC Regional Energy Planning Network (REPN) • Programme for Biomass Energy Conservation in the SADC region (ProBec) • Study on Regional Petroleum and Gas Association (REPGA)
Study on Regional Petroleum and Gas Association (REPGA) • An assessment of the relevance of the Regional Petroleum and Gas Association for the SADC region; • A detailed analysis of the technical, economic/financial, institutional, political and socio-cultural feasibility of the establishment and operationalisation of REPGA;
Study on Regional P&GA) cont. • Agreed structure of a Regional P&GA; • Draft constitution of REPGA and stake holders approval in a workshop • Feasibility of a composite regional energy regulator (electricity, petroleum and gas, etc;
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