July 19, 2023
Africa: Africa Day at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF): Harnessing Water and Energy for Africa's Sustainable Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Transformation
New York- 18 July 2023 - Under the theme: "Harnessing water and energy for Africa's sustainable industrialization and inclusive economic transformation," the Africa Day… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Africa: Conducive regulatory policies needed to attract private sector investment in Africa's energy transition
New York, 13 July 2023 (ECA) – Infrastructure experts have reiterated the need for conducive policy and business environment in Africa, which they say, is a critical… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Africa: ECA and RES4Africa Foundation identify key steps to advance Africa's electricity sector reform agenda, in a dedicated Public-Private Dialogue
The event highlighted the importance of public-private cooperation for shaping an effective reform agenda and scaling up infrastructure investments to drive transformational… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: Statement on the just energy transition
November 10, 2022 - The UN is committed to fighting the climate emergency based on what science tells us. In order to be on a pathway towards the 1.5 degree goal of the… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Africa: Africa's energy transition calls for pragmatic measures to keep the continent competitive
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable… Read more »
November 01, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: Moving Africa up the Ladder in the Battery, Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Renewable Energy Value Chain and Market
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will, from 24 to 25 November 2021, host and officiate a… Read more »
July 21, 2021
Central Africa: Using What You Have to Get What You Want: Why Central African Countries Must Put Natural Capital Accounting at the Centre of Their Development
By Nadia Ouedraogo, Issoufou Seidou, Abel Akara Ticha and Antonio Pedro* Read more »
December 10, 2020
Africa: How AfCFTA Can Help Solar Power Penetration in Africa
Only about 43% of Africa's population has access to electricity, a number that is half the global access rate of 87%. This is according to the 2019 World Bank World Development… Read more »
October 16, 2020
Africa: ECA and Partners Discuss Conducive Energy Regulatory Environment to Attract Investment
The Energy sector experts from the government of Rwanda, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the RES4Africa Foundation held a virtual meeting to discuss the Rwanda Energy… Read more »
September 10, 2020
Morocco: ECA and Partners Examine Energy Regulations and Opportunities for Investment in Morocco
The Economic Commission for Africa, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco and the RES4Africa Foundation held on Thursday 10 September an online… Read more »
August 20, 2020
Africa: ECA Holds a Series of Regulatory Reviews of the Electricity Sector in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa's Energy, Infrastructure and Services Section (EISS) of the Private Sector Division has undertaken a series of validation meetings related to… Read more »
July 15, 2020
Africa: Africa Will Need a Lot of Energy to Power Its COVID-19 Recovery, Says Vera Songwe
Africa will need a lot of energy to build back better in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe,… Read more »
June 24, 2020
Africa: Renewable Energy Investments Crucial in Africa's Efforts to Build Back Better Post COVID-19
It is essential for African governments to build back strong from the coronavirus crisis by placing investments in sustainable energy among the central recovery goals, and linking… Read more »
February 11, 2020
Africa: Business Forum Ends With Hopes for Africa to Power Its Development With Clean Energy
The Economic Commission for Africa's Third Africa Business Forum ended in Addis Ababa Tuesday with high-level participants agreeing the continent can rise exponentially with good… Read more »
February 13, 2020
Africa: Powering Africa's Transformation With Clean Energy
- The African Continent today stands at a sustainable development crossroads. Read more »
January 14, 2020
Africa: Third Africa Business Forum to Tackle Links Between Climate, Energy and Health
Preparations are well underway for the Third Africa Business Forum to be held on the theme, 'Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity,' to be held in Addis Ababa on 11 February… Read more »
December 05, 2019
Africa: New Multilateral Working Group On Infrastructure and Energy Launched By AUC, Eca and AfDB
- In the periphery of the PIDA Week in Cairo, Egypt, a joint Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Infrastructure and Energy has been launched by the African Union Commission (AUC), the… Read more »
November 06, 2019
Africa: Clean Energy for All in Africa Need Sustainable Long Term Financing
Innovative financing solutions could satisfy the growing need for clean and affordable energy in Africa. The new ECA's SDG7 initiative will help towards bridging the financing gap,… Read more »
September 23, 2019
Africa: Angola and Senegal to Champion Sdg7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 Mw of Clean Energy Capacity By 2025
9. On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate action, a group of like-minded… Read more »
September 27, 2019
Africa: Angola and Senegal to champion SDG7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 MW of clean energy capacity by 2025
New York, 26 September 2019- On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate… Read more »
July 15, 2019
Africa: Clean Energy - Eca to Present Sdg7 Bonds in New York
UN Under-Secretary-General and ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, will on 17 July 2019 chair a meeting in New York on "Accelerating clean energy investment in Africa". The… Read more »
July 09, 2019
Cameroon: UN Begins Support for Coherent Climate, Land, Water and Energy Strategies
New models and tools to help government services pre-empt unproductive competition between food, water, energy and climate change policies and strategies are being introduced in… Read more »
June 19, 2019
Africa: Songwe - We Need to Tackle Africa's Energy Challenge With Urgent, Bold and Ambitious Agenda
Africa needs to increase its levels of ambition and strengthen its policies if it is to close its energy gap, increase competitiveness and power its inclusive and sustainable… Read more »
June 18, 2019
Africa: Strong Partnerships and Good Regulations Key to Delivering Clean Energy in Africa, Says Songwe
The power of partnerships and the strength of good regulations will deliver clean renewable energy for Africa at the scale and speed needed, allowing the continent to unleash its… Read more »
June 04, 2019
Africa: Renewable Energy Leaders Gather in Rome to Launch New European Initiative for Africa's Sustainable Energy Future
Leaders representing the African and European renewable energy (RE) sector gathered in a closed-door event for the launch of renewAfrica, a new initiative aimed at boosting… Read more »