Departments
Infrastructure & Energy
Commissioner
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid, Egyptian, was elected the new Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission. H.E. Abou-Zeid was an international development lead expert who has been serving Africa in various leading positions for over 30 years, mainly in international organizations: AFDB, UNDP and USAID.
Structure
The Department of Infrastructure and Energy (DIE) the implementation of Agenda 2063 infrastructure programmes.
increase energy access to the African people, improve livelihoods and to ensure environmental sustainability
Build a well interconnected and integrated networks of transport infrastructure
Activities
Moscow, Russian Federation – 22 June 2019: African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, H.E.
The first Ministerial Summit on Africa’s energy future jointly organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) was held today with a rallying call to embrace and invest more in technological innovation in the Energy sector to develop Africa’s energy future.
The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Guinea and the European Union convened a High Level Forum on Renewable Energy in Conakry, Guinea from 11 to 14 June 2019.
“Africa is the Continent of innumerable opportunities” Commissioner Abou-Zeid tells the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
The event is part of the ongoing implementation of PRIDA Project to deliver capacity building to Member States on Internet Governance towards strengthening and establishing the National, Regional and Continental Internet Governance Forums (IGFs) and strengthening the African Stakeholders to actively participate in the Global Internet Governance Fora.
The signing Ceremony witness by Mr. Bladehane Rachid, Genetral Secretary of Ministry of foreign Affair, Mr. Sofiane Mimouni, Director General for Africa, Mr. Alem Mohamed, Director of Immunities and Diplomatic Privileges , Mr. Rashid Abdallah, Executive Director of AFREC, and the Director of International Cooperation of Ministry of Energy.
June 12, 2019
African energy use will increase by 60% by 2040, but it remains the lowest consumer of energy on a per-capita basis through this forecast period. Sub-Saharan Africa currently accounts for 4% of global energy investment, although it accounts for 14% of the world’s population. Many in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to electricity: those who do consume on average 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, compared to almost 1 600 kWh in the European Union. Agriculture remains a mainstay of economies in sub-Saharan Africa but productivity is relatively low: even small increases in access to electricity could make a large difference to economic output. There is vast, still untapped potential for renewable resources and natural gas developments to improve access while leapfrogging to cleaner long-term solutions.
April 14, 2019 to April 18, 2019
The second meeting of the African Union (AU) Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIIET).
February 18, 2019 to February 22, 2019
February 08, 2019
INVITATION TO THE MEDIA
PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY
December 19, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY
POLICY DIALOGUE ON FACILITATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PIDA
November 26, 2018 to November 28, 2018
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 2018 PIDA WEEK,
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Second Policy Dialogue facilitating implementation of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)
Theme: Commitment of the Member States for accelerated development of regional and continental infrastructure
24 to 26 September 2019 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
September 20, 2018
January 29, 2016
Media
February 08, 2019
Department Resources
February 15, 2018
April 18, 2019
April 16, 2019