AFREC Ramps up the Training of the Trainers Programme
09 May 2022, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: 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. With support from the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP), a ToT programme is...
Policy Briefing Note: Release of a Policy Brief on Biomass and a Strategic Framework on Bioenergy Data Management in Africa
The purpose of this briefing note is to share a Policy Brief titled: Will Biomass Always Fuel Africa? and aStrategic Framework for Bioenergy Data Management (AFBIDM) in Africa published by the African Energy Commission in March 2022. The policy brief provides a detailed analysis to policy makers, on...
Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Energy Statistics and Data Management in Africa
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) hosted a virtual ministerial high level meeting with the Ministers of Energy from the African Union member states, to present the status of the African Energy Information System (AEIS), planned activities and challenges facing governments in relation to data...
Briefing Note: Release of the 2021/22 African Energy Balance
The purpose of this briefing note is to share the latest publication of the Africa Energy Balance and Indicators published in 2022. The Africa Energy Balance and Indicators is AFREC’s annual energy publication which features interpretation of data and statistics of energy performance in the member...
Enhancing capacity for Africa’s energy statistician
10 December 2021, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: Today the African Energy Commission (AFREC) with support from the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) embarked on another training to train a second batch of cohort for energy statistician from the African Union (AU) Member states. The training is a two week...
What will it take for Africa to reach net-zero emissions?
The African Union Commission (AUC) through the African Energy Commission (AFREC) hosted a high-level online side event at the COP26, held under the theme: “Opportunities and Challenges for African Energy Transition: What will it take for Africa to reach net-zero emissions’’? The meeting called for...
Launch of National Determinant Contributions (NDCs) Support Centre in Morocco
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) in collaboration with the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) hosted virtual kick-off meetings to launch the activities of the NDC Support Centre in Morocco and improve reporting of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The NDC Support...
Launching of a Policy Brief: Natural Gas in the African Energy Landscape
18 October, 2021, Algiers:- The African Energy Commission (AFREC) hosted a high-Level meeting to launch a Policy Brief paper on “Natural Gas in the African Energy Landscape” and presented its findings, the importance of Natural Gas within the African energy mix and recommendations for further...
Understanding the bioenergy situation in Africa
24 June 2021, Algiers, Algeria: The African Energy Commission (AFREC) concluded its workshop deliberations on bioenergy monitoring and reporting in Africa calling for accurate, effective and reliable data required for sound bioenergy policy and decisions making in Africa. Organised by the African...
NDC Support Centre for Africa
Enhancing National Determinant Contributions(NDCs) Through NDC Support Centre for Africa The African Energy Commission (AFREC) in collaboration with the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) hosted two virtual kick-off meetings to launch a project which will develop specific activities...
Executive Directors Statement on Clean Energy Transitions in Sahel Countries
Mr. Dave Turk, Deputy Executive Director, IEA Representatives from all Our Member states in the Sahel region and the Continent, Participants, All protocol Observed, Good Morning, First of all, I would like to thank the IEA for organising this important workshop as part of its effort to advance clean...
AFREC supports Mozambique to develop a NEIS
The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) in Mozambique has embarked upon developing a National Energy Information System (NEIS). The Project which is supported by the European Union (EU) aim to support Mozambique to develop an energy resource centre, to ensure there is an increase in...