Through the AU Fifth Unusual Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Vitality (STC-T&E), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 27-30 April 2026, the Vitality Sector discussions reaffirmed Africa’s dedication to accelerating continental power integration, common power entry, industrialization, and a sustainable power transition underneath Agenda 2063.
Ministers and consultants assembly underneath the Vitality Parallel Session reviewed main continental power programmes, insurance policies, financing mechanisms, and institutional frameworks aimed toward reworking Africa’s power panorama. The deliberations underscored Africa’s strategic shift from coverage growth towards accelerated implementation, supply, and funding mobilization throughout the continent’s precedence power flagship initiatives.
The assembly famous important progress within the implementation of the African Single Electrical energy Market (AfSEM), together with the institution of the Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit (SPCU), inauguration of the AfSEM Excessive-Degree Technical Oversight Committee (HTOC), convening of the primary and second AfSEM Electrical energy Boards, regional regulatory readiness, institutional strengthening, and regional energy market growth. Ministers authorised the operationalization of the AfSEM Digital Monitoring and Reporting Platform on the African Union Fee because the official continental mechanism for monitoring electrical energy market growth, regulatory harmonization, institutional capability strengthening, and utility sector reforms. Member States had been urged to speed up utility sector reforms, strengthen governance and monetary sustainability of nationwide utilities, and combine AfSEM and the Continental Energy Methods Grasp Plan (CMP) into nationwide power insurance policies and growth plans.
The assembly reaffirmed the strategic significance of the Grand Inga Hydropower Improvement Challenge as a transformative continental flagship initiative with the potential to drive regional energy integration, industrialization, and long-term power safety by way of large-scale clear power technology. Ministers requested the African Union Fee to finalize the institution of the Grand Inga Strategic Coordination Committee (GISCC).
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The STC additionally authorised the Continental Vitality Safety Coverage Framework and its suggestions, marking a serious continental milestone towards strengthening Africa’s resilience towards rising power provide disruptions, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and market instability. The assembly requested the African Union Fee, UNECA, AFREC, AUDA-NEPAD and Regional Financial Communities to help Member States in implementing the framework and advancing coordinated continental responses to power safety challenges.
Recognizing the rising significance of rising applied sciences in Africa’s growth agenda, the assembly authorised the proposal to ascertain a Continental Coverage Framework for the event of Nuclear Vitality in Africa and requested AUC, AFREC and companions to develop a continental framework and motion plan for deployment of nuclear power to help power entry, power safety, industrialization, and different growth priorities.
The assembly highlighted the rising strategic significance of the Digital-Vitality Nexus as a high-impact pathway for concurrently accelerating power entry and digital inclusion. Ministers requested the event of a continental coverage framework and mannequin laws toolkit to maximise alternatives arising from built-in digital and power infrastructure planning and funding
The STC authorised the African Vitality Transition Technique and Motion Plan (ETSAP), offering Africa with a coordinated continental framework for pursuing a simply, inclusive, and development-oriented power transition aligned with Africa’s widespread place on power entry and transition. The assembly additionally famous progress within the growth of Nationwide Deep Decarbonization Pathways in a number of Member States and requested help for the event of regional simply power transition frameworks.
The assembly additional reviewed progress made within the implementation of the Continental Energy Methods Grasp Plan (CMP), the Africa Inexperienced Hydrogen Programme, Mission 300, and regional energy integration initiatives. Ministers counseled Member States for advancing inexperienced hydrogen growth and acknowledged the hydrogen programme as a strategic alternative to place Africa as a aggressive participant in rising world inexperienced power worth chains whereas supporting sustainable industrial growth.
The assembly authorised main continental initiatives on clear cooking, power effectivity, and power infrastructure financing, together with the G20 Clear Cooking Infrastructure Funding Motion Plan, the Africa Vitality Effectivity Facility (AfEEF), and the Africa Ten-Yr Infrastructure Funding Plan (TYIIP) for Cross-Border Interconnectivity. Ministers additionally known as for strengthened partnerships and useful resource mobilization to speed up clear power entry, precedence energy initiatives, power effectivity, and cleaner gasoline requirements throughout Africa.
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In help of institutional strengthening and partnerships, Ministers welcomed the relocation of the Africa-EU Vitality Partnership (AEEP) Secretariat from Bonn to Addis Ababa and authorised the brand new AEEP governance construction. The assembly additional welcomed progress within the implementation of the Continental Vitality Programme for Africa (CEPA) and the ENGAGE Programme as strategic continental mechanisms supporting operationalization of AfSEM, CMP, renewable power deployment, regional electrical energy markets, and power transition priorities.
The power session unanimously reaffirmed the central position of power in driving Africa’s industrialization, financial transformation, regional integration, local weather resilience, and sustainable growth, and concluded with a robust name for enhanced partnerships, coordinated implementation, strengthened establishments, and elevated private and non-private sector funding to speed up Africa’s power transition and obtain the continent’s long-term power safety, sustainable growth targets, and coordinated implementation modalities for continental and regional power flagship initiatives.
For extra data, please contact:
Ms. Sara Ibrahim Ahmed Elhag | Head of Vitality Division | Directorate of Infrastructure and Vitality | African Union Fee | E-mail: ElhagS@africanunion.org | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
