Four African Nations Advance Distributed Generation Frameworks
From 10–14 November 2025, the Consolidation Workshop under the Policy Catalyst Distributed Generation (DG) Window convened in Cape Town, bringing…
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SAPP Hosts Validation and Capacity Building Workshop for Master Plan Update
Late November, The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) assembled a 5-day validation workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of…
COP30: Mozambique’s Energy Plan Becomes Model for CPLP Regional Cooperation
A significant cross-border climate effort was displayed at COP30 on 14 November 2025, when the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries…
17 African Nations Set to Scale Up Renewable Energy Tenders
More than 70 senior officials and experts from 17 African countries came together in Rabat, Morocco, for the launch of the…
Southern African Power Pool Charts Path Toward New Regional Market Products
At the end of October, The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) hosted a two-day Deep Dive Workshop in Johannesburg to…
Namibia Reviews Performance Management Framework for Electricity Sector
Namibia’s Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) is set for significant reform following the completion of the final national stakeholder workshop to…
Enhancing Institutional Readiness in Long-Term Energy Planning
From October 29-30, the 6th International Forum on Long-Term Energy Scenarios (LTES) was hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency…
Transforming Uganda’s Energy Systems for Livelihoods and Conservation
The 5th Annual Renewable Energy Conference 2025 & Expo (REC25) convened in Kampala from October 20 to 22, 2025. The event…
East African Countries Advance Regional Energy Planning
The Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) has taken another critical step towards a unified regional energy future. Following the successful…
Breaking Barriers, Building Markets
The renewable energy opportunities across Africa are among the strongest in the world, but the continent continues to capture only…
Namibia Kicks Off Energy Master Plan Development
Namibia’s Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME) successfully convened a high-level, two-day series of engagements to formally advance the…
Empowering the Grid: Policy Catalyst Training Addresses Grid Stability in African States
For five days, regulators and utilities from eight Sub-Saharan African countries took part in a specialised training on grid impact…
Bankable Frameworks in the Spotlight at Global African Hydrogen Summit
The Global African Hydrogen Summit (GAH2S), held under the theme ‘Ambition in Action: Fuelling Africa’s Green Industrial Revolution,’ recently concluded…
SAPP Members Enhance Energy System Modelling Capacity
From August to September 2025, the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) and GET.transform hosted a 2-week capacity-building workshop for the…
ASR and GET.transform Launch African Women in Energy Regulation-Leadership Program (AWER-LP)
The African School of Regulation (ASR), in partnership with GET.transform, has launched the African Women Energy-Leaders Program, a continent-wide initiative…
GET.transform Joins ENGAGE to Advance Power System Master Plan Development and Electricity Market Design
This week at the 2nd Africa Climate Summit, the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and Germany have launched…
GET.transform Supports Update of the SAPP Generation and Transmission Master Plan
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) is partnering with GET.transform on a significant new regional planning initiative: the update of…
The African Model Mini-Grid Regulations Tool
The African Model Mini-Grid Regulations Tool is a powerful new tool to streamline and standardise mini-grid regulations across the continent.
Boost for Harmonisation: AFUR Launches Groundbreaking Mini-Grid Regulations Tool
The African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) has launched the African Model Mini-Grid Regulations Tool, a pioneering solution designed to…
Strengthening Performance Management in Namibia’s Electricity Sector
Namibia’s electricity regulatory authority, the Electricity Control Board, has hosted a stakeholder workshop to jointly review and refine applicable industry…