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PROPOSED INITIATIVES FOR COLLABORATION IN THE AFRICAN POWER SECTOR

African Energy Commission. AFREC’s 2 nd Presentation. PROPOSED INITIATIVES FOR COLLABORATION IN THE AFRICAN POWER SECTOR. Dr. Hussein Elhag Executive Director, AFREC. 5 th Coordination Meeting of the African Regional Power Pools Harare, Zimbabwe 6-7 May, 2010. 1 st Proposal.

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PROPOSED INITIATIVES FOR COLLABORATION IN THE AFRICAN POWER SECTOR

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  1. African Energy Commission AFREC’s 2nd Presentation PROPOSED INITIATIVES FOR COLLABORATION IN THE AFRICAN POWER SECTOR Dr. Hussein Elhag Executive Director, AFREC 5th Coordination Meeting of the African Regional Power Pools Harare, Zimbabwe 6-7 May, 2010

  2. 1st Proposal Creation of the African Energy Database and Information System: • AFREC, • UPDEA, • APPA, • UNEP, • IEA, WB, OECD, OPEC, etc. (Secondary Sources).

  3. 2nd Proposal Preparation of a « White Book » on the Future of Power Sector Development in Africa: • Consideration of all energy resources suitable for power generation, • Phasing out petroleum-based power generation, • Promotion of integration and cross-border interconnection, • Development of regulatory frameworks, • Institutional and managerial capacity building, and • Propose a long term development strategy up to 2050.

  4. 3rd Proposal Preparation of a holistic study on the situation of power sector in Africa: • Country by country, • Sub-region by sub-region, • Region by region.

  5. 4th Proposal Harnessing Solar Thermal Energy for Electricity Generation in Africa: • Requested by the AU General Assembly to be submitted by November 2010, • 1st Phase: The Great Sahara of North Africa • 2nd Kalahari & Ogaden Deserts • Consider other parts of Africa.

  6. 5th Proposal AFREC Seminar and Capacity Building in Power Sector Reform in Africa, Khartoum, Sudan, June 2010: • Seminar in the first 3 days; • Training session based on direct lecturing class-setting provided by a British Charter Engineer;

  7. 6th Proposal Creation of African Regulatory Body for the African Electric Power Sector: • To be hosted by UPDEA and supported by AFREC & RPPs, • To make use of the RERA experience, • To launch studies focusing on integration and cross border interconnections.

  8. Thank for your Kind Attention

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