The African Energy Commission (AFREC) is committed to providing tailored support to each member country, recognizing the unique energy challenges and opportunities across the continent. For Eritrea, AFREC is stepping up with customized actions, from bolstering energy statistics and improving data systems to facilitating knowledge exchange on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

AFREC's recent mission highlights key areas where Eritrea can benefit:

Cotonou, Benin 27-30 May 2024, AFREC conducts a regional training session for the National Focal Points from French Speaking Countries on the newly developed tools of the African Energy Information System (AEIS).

SENIOR POLICY OFFICER

In charge of Energy Statistics

Date: 6 May 2024
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya                                

Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to review and validate the Training Modules of the four energy data collection Questionnaires of the African Energy Commission (AFREC)

Salome Maheya is a Senior Policy Officer,  Energy Statistics in the African Energy Commission (AFREC).

Salome has been an energy statistics trainer of trainers for the African Energy Commission (AFREC) since 2019 and is certified in Energy Statistics by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Salome has 12 Years experience in energy data collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination.

New Staff Announcement

Eng. Nickson Bukachi Ongeri  joins AFREC as a Senior Policy Officer in charge of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.  He will be supporting AFREC’s transformational programmes and initiatives across the African Union Member States on renewable energy, bioenergy modernization, energy efficiency, energy transition and clean cooking.  

Felix Bob Ocitti is a Senior Policy Officer in Charge of Research Oil and Gas Programme at the African Energy Commission (AFREC) of the African Union. He overseas energy policy development, advocacy and technical support to AU member states in the oil and gas sector. He previously served as Manager, Operations and Compliance and a Senior Geoscientist at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) where he was instrumental in advising the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development on the award of licences and monitoring compliance of oil and gas companies.

01 March 2024, Algiers, Algeria: The African Union, through its specialised energy agency, The African Energy Commission (AFREC), signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Signing the agreement were H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy and H.E.

Theme: Designing the African Energy Transition: An Approach for Socio-Economic Transformation

What:  COP 26 African Union Side event. The Discussions will focus on the ‘‘Opportunities and Challenges for African Energy

  Transition: What will it take to reach net-zero emission’’?

When: Thursday, 04 November 2021

Time: 12h00-13h30 GMT, 14h00-15h30, Addis Ababa Time