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
Cairo, Egypt, 26 November 2019– The 2019 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week opened in Cai
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, is leading the Department’s delegation at the “Investment for Africa Forum” held in Cairo New Administrative Capital on 22-23 November 2019.
Tangier, Kingdom of Morocco- 16 November 2019: H.E.
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, officially inaugurated today in Dakar the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) preceded by the 50th anniversary of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on 13th November 2019
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy has just concluded a successful participation at the 2019 Africa Investment Forum that ran from 11 to 12 November in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Theme: “Positioning Africa to deliver on Agenda 2063 and economic integration through multi- sectoral approaches to infrastructure development”.
MEDIA ADVISORY
INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
What: The AfCFTA Private Sector Investment Financing Framework, is a private-sect
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
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.