As part of the Peer Review and Learning Network (PRLN) capacity-building initiative, a delegation of energy regulators from five African countries was in Tanzania for the 2024 comprehensive peer review of each country’s energy sector. The PRLN is an intercontinental platform designed to facilitate experiential learning and sharing between the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of electricity regulatory institutions.
The objectives of the PRLN among others are to enhance leadership and management capability among African electricity regulators leading to increased credibility, transparency, and robustness of regulatory decisions. The program which is under the auspices of the African Union, is geared towards enhancing the overall investments and development outcomes through improved performances of the continent’s electricity industry. The PRLN is facilitated by the Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town in partnership with GET. transform.
The Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), is a leading centre of excellence and expertise, for enhancing understanding and building capacity in infrastructure investment, reform and regulation, in support of sustainable development in Africa and other emerging economies. GET.transform is a technical assistance programme supporting national and regional partners and institutions in advancing their energy transitions.
The Director General, of the Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Mr. Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria joined peers from NERSA (South Africa), ERA (Uganda), PURC (Ghana), ERB (Namibia), and Tanzania’s EWURA. The group met with Tanzania’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Dr. Doto Biteko, EWURA Chairman Prof. Mark Mwandosya, and board members. Upcoming meetings with civil society, media, and power producers are on the agenda.
Dr. Ishmael Ackah of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) of Ghana joined other technical experts to present and discuss findings from the Energy Performance Benchmarking Study. The study aimed at identifying various existing energy performance benchmarking models and standards in the industry, recommending the minimum required energy use index for each category of the facilities studied and developing, testing and validating dynamic mathematical benchmarking models.
