Power Futures Lab, based at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, is a centre of excellence and expertise on Africa’s power sector
Joined December 2018
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📢Webinar Announcement
🗓️27 March 2024
🕘9:00 to 11:15 SAST
Lessons from Australia: Integrating high levels of #RE & DER on the grid ⚡️ Interesting webinar hosted by @EEBizIntel and @PowerFuturesLab .
Click here for more info: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… 🇿🇦
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Dr. @PeterTwesigye of the @PowerFuturesLab sums up the benefits of the Peer Review and Learning Network (#PRLN)
Read up on the latest #PRLN meeting hosted by @EPRA_Ke in 🇰🇪#Kenya last week get-transform.eu/prln-regula…
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Hosted by @EPRA_Ke, Regulator Leadership from 5 African Nations Peer Reviewed 🇰🇪#Kenya's Energy Sector⚡️
4th Meeting of the Peer Review and Learning Network closed in Nairobi last week w @PowerFuturesLab @GET_transform #PRLN
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Peer reviewing the Kenya energy sector
In this regard, CEOs/DGs from five regulatory institutions, including Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Namibia, and Tanzania, met with CS @davis_chirchir to discuss strategic planning, policy environment, power sector issues, and regulatory governance in the energy sector.
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👏Kudos and thanks to @EpraDg @EPRA_Ke for hosting an excellent exchange of African regulators, the 4th Meeting of the Peer Review and Learning Network (#PRLN) supported by @PowerFuturesLab & @GET_transform
⚡️get-transform.eu/the-peer-re…
I am excited to host my regulatory counterparts - Dr. Ishmael, CEO of PURC - Ghana, Dr. James Andilile from EWURA-Tanzania, Eng. Ziria Tibalwa, CEO of ERA - Uganda, Nhalanhla Gumede, Regulatory Member of NERSA - South Africa, and Pinehas Mutota from Electricity Control Board - Namibia. for the African Electricity Regulator Peer Review and Learning Network (PRLN) workshop.
This vital collaboration is part of the African Union's commitment to fostering learning and collaboration among regulatory agencies. The annual Peer Review workshop, convened by the Power Futures Lab (PFL) at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, in partnership with the European Global Energy Transformation Programme, is an essential initiative empowering Africa's energy sector.
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#PRLN Workshop Gets African Regulators Into Gear for a Sustainable Energy Future: @PowerFuturesLab and @GET_transform share findings from the Peer Review and Learning Network with 14 African Electricity Regulators and Power Pools⚡️
get-transform.eu/prln-worksh… #EnergyRegulation
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Day 3 of our training course covering Tariff Structures, MYPDs and DERs Tariffs.
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Great start 2our annual course ‘Managing New Power Market Reforms & Regulation in Africa’, full class &grateful 2 hav international faculty from tier 1 universities & top rated practitioners offering skills grounded in African realities.@PowerFuturesLab @AmbPeschke @GET_transform
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The most impactful electricity regulator capacity building programme, grounded in real life experiences of CEOs & their management teams @EpraDg @EngWaako @PMutota @ISHMAELACKAH @NERSA_ZA @AntonEberhard @SAGEN_Programme @AfricanEnergy @UK_AfricanUnion @JMGlachant
What is unique about the regulator CEO peer exchange enabled through the #PRLN?
🎬Hear from @PeterTwesigye @PowerFuturesLab to learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=ayZzTlnt… #EnergyRegulation
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#PRLN workshop gets African regulators into gear for a sustainable energy future
@PowerFuturesLab and @GET_transform shared findings from phase one of the Peer Review and Learning Network ⚡️
get-transform.eu/prln-worksh… #EnergyRegulation
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The Peer Review and Learning Network (#PRLN): a collaborative approach to transforming Africa’s #EnergyRegulation landscape⚡️
🎥Watch the video to learn more: bit.ly/PRLN2023
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I had the opportunity to discuss the #energy trilemma in Sub-Saharan Africa with two brilliant minds, @IA4EE President @JMGlachant and my supervisor Prof. @AntonEberhard from the @PowerFuturesLab
Listen to the podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6EO…
🎙Episode #2 announcement!
Explore "Energy Agenda: Today's Geo-Economics" with @JMGlachant and @AntonEberhard @ChristineJuta investigating energy trilemma in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/6EO…
#EnergyAgendaPodcast #GeoEconomics
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SAVE YOUR SEAT🪑
ACCORD in partnership w/ @EmbassyofKorea, @UCT_news & the Korea-Africa Foundation is hosting a hybrid seminar, "The Republic of Korea’s Just Energy Transition (JET) efforts, & its implications for African countries"
RSVP by 18.09.23➡️[email protected]
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One of our best @UCTGSB executive education short courses. Award winning Yale energy project finance lecturer supported by local experts. In-house classroom full but still online registrations welcome.
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Do you want to understand how financing works for power projects in #Africa? Enhance your knowledge of project #finance, key project contracts and risk mitigation.
Our @UCTGSB short course on Power Sector Finance runs from 13 - 17 March.
gsb.uct.ac.za/executive-educ…
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I’ve seen this so often across Africa. President’s block electricity price increases before elections, governments don’t make the utility whole, capex gets deferred, then maintenance and electricity supply deteriorates further. news24.com/news24/southafric…
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MUST READ: Another good explanation for the #energycrisis. #Loadshedding was entirely preventable if responsible ppl would have done their jobs over the years
ANTON EBERHARD: Ministers have let Ramaphosa down on unbundling of Eskom businesslive.co.za/bd/opinio… via @BusinessLiveSA
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Great momentum in 🇸🇿 #Eswatini: @EswatiniGovern1 preparing to unlock #renewableenergy potential, with support from @EUinEswatini 🇪🇺 #TeamEurope
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The Peer Review & Learning Network (PRLN) builds regulatory capacity through experiential learning and sharing between regulatory agencies ⚡️
Read up on the latest exchange among regulatory CEOs hosted by @ecbnam w support @PowerFuturesLab @GET_transform get-transform.eu/best-practi…
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Peer-support during a recent @PowerFuturesLab short course, supported by @AfricaEUEnergy,strengthened the basis for decision-making among #Africa's #energy experts⚡️
Read more impressions from the course participants➡️bit.ly/AEEPPFL
#AUEUPArtnership #energytransition
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My latest publication on structural reforms in the power sector, governance and improving utility performance - lessons from Uganda and its power distribution concession, Umeme Ltd @GET_transform @AfricaEUEnergy @UmemeLtd
Insightful article from @PowerFuturesLab Research Lead @PeterTwesigye on the unique power sector reform experience of #Uganda, the first sub-Saharan Africa country to unbundle its #electricity generation, transmission, and distribution utilities.
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