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Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
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L'UA offre des opportunités passionnantes pour s'impliquer dans la définition des politiques continentales et la mise en œuvre des programmes de développement qui ont un impact sur la vie des citoyens africains partout dans le monde. Pour en savoir plus, consultez les liens à droite.
Promouvoir la croissance et le développement économique de l'Afrique en se faisant le champion de l'inclusion des citoyens et du renforcement de la coopération et de l'intégration des États africains.
L'Agenda 2063 est le plan directeur et le plan directeur pour faire de l'Afrique la locomotive mondiale de l'avenir. C'est le cadre stratégique pour la réalisation de l'objectif de développement inclusif et durable de l'Afrique et une manifestation concrète de la volonté panafricaine d'unité, d'autodétermination, de liberté, de progrès et de prospérité collective poursuivie par le panafricanisme et la Renaissance africaine.
S.E. M. Paul Kagame, Président de la République du Rwanda, a été nommé pour diriger le processus de réformes institutionnelles de l'UA. Il a nommé un comité panafricain d'experts chargé d'examiner et de soumettre des propositions pour un système de gouvernance de l'UA qui permettrait à l'organisation d'être mieux placée pour relever les défis auxquels le continent est confronté afin de mettre en œuvre les programmes qui ont le plus grand impact sur la croissance et le développement de l'Afrique, de manière à concrétiser la vision de l'Agenda 2063.
L'UA offre des opportunités passionnantes pour s'impliquer dans la définition des politiques continentales et la mise en œuvre des programmes de développement qui ont un impact sur la vie des citoyens africains partout dans le monde. Pour en savoir plus, consultez les liens à droite.
The President of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA);
Executive Committee Members of APUA;
Chief Executive Officers of Power Utilities;
Distinguished Guests;
Colleagues;
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. I welcome you all to this virtual meeting. I trust that you, your families and loved ones as well as the utilities you lead are all keeping safe in this difficult period when the world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Power utilities are the centre piece of the electricity sector in any economy. All the players in the electricity sector depend on the successful operation of the power utility – generators, consumers, governments and even regulators.
3. Power utilities are responsible for collecting all the revenue that comes into the sector because of their customer-facing position. Any problem experienced by power utilities can easily escalate to all the stakeholders in the value chain.
4. Successful, well functioning, efficient and profitable power utilities on the continent are, therefore, crucial. It is with this in mind that I have convened this meeting in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, to consult with the power utilities, to understand the challenges they are facing, share experiences of how to cope and come up with ways of ensuring that they emerge successful after the pandemic.
5. It is important to note that power utilities will play an equally critical part in the recovery of the economy after the pandemic. At the same time, they have a major role to play in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. The power utilities in Africa, thus, find themselves fighting two battles – one for their own survival and the other against the virus – and both battles are very important and ones that they must win.
6. The African Union Commission would like to assure you of our commitment to support you and ensure that you emerge victorious. The Commission is in the process of organising a meeting of the Bureau of Energy Ministers and the outcomes of this meeting will feed into the Ministers’ meeting with a view to obtaining a decision on safeguarding the wellbeing of power utilities and to enable them to effectively play their part in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
7. I welcome the initiative of holding this meeting with APUA and its member utilities. It is important that these consultations are sustained beyond the pandemic. As the continent moves towards an integrated electricity market, the role of power utilities will be even more significant and having them on board will be essential. So I call for these consultations to be mainstreamed.
8. With these few remarks, I welcome you once again to the meeting and look forward to fruitful and engaging deliberations.
Thank you
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid
Commissioner, Infrastructure and Energy
African Union Commission
Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
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