The EU’s TAF for Sustainable Energy E&S Africa - Newsletter Issue #1, May 2017

We hope you enjoy this first edition of the ‘The EU’s Technical Assistance Facility for Sustainable Energy East & Southern Africa’ e-newsletter, covering items of news from the project. If there is a particular topic that you would like to see covered in future newsletters, please write to us. We welcome your feedback!

With our best wishes,

The TAF team

In this issue:

What’s new: Field facts and findings

QUICK WINS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS IN ZAMBIA -

‘Energy Efficiency Quick Win Actions’ initiative reveals that the total potential electricity saving from 14 investigated sites may cut electricity consumption by up to 50% and significantly reduce the energy deficit.

KENYA’S ENERGY-FROM-WASTE PROJECT TO GENERATE POWER AND CLEAN THE ENVIRONMENT -

A new solid waste recycling plant will turn millions of cubic tonnes of solid, organic and inorganic waste into electricity. The TAF is assisting the Nairobi City Council on technical, financial and procurement matters.

AUC: BRINGING HARMONY TO ELECTRICITY MARKETS IN AFRICA -

African Energy Ministers adopt the Strategy and Action Plan for the ‘Development of a Legal Harmonised Continental Regulatory Framework for the Energy Sector in Africa’ within the AUC Ministers’ Meeting held in Lome, Togo.

AFRICAN POWER UTILITIES TRAINED TO SET UP ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS -

Southern Africa Electricity Power Utilities are trained by top European counterparts, in response to Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) guidelines to set up their respective EMS by 2019. Participants took home a good understanding of EMS requirements, plus ideas for Energy Efficiency quick wins in their Utilities.

What’s next: Upcoming missions

• Energy efficiency in Eritrea

• LPG storage and distribution in Eritrea

• Grid rehabilitation project in Asmara, Eritrea

• Coordination for energy funding in Zambia

• Somalia: new LPG project for Puntland

• Capacity building for commercial banks in Uganda

• Uganda: energy data management

• Designing the industrial energy efficiency programme for SADC

• Ethiopia: Developing rules and procedures for competitive power procurement

What we do: The EU’s TAF for Sustainable Energy, E & S Africa

Who’s who: Meet the team