SANF 19 no 50
The review process of a regional framework that guides energy development in southern Africa is progressing well.
Senior Programme Officer responsible for Energy at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, Moses Ntlamelle said this at the recent Energy Thematic Group (ETG) meeting held on 22 October in Gaborone, Botswana.
The revised SADC Protocol on Energy is expected to have clear, practical and more manageable targets to enable the region to strengthen its energy security and ensure that power supply meets demand.
The existing protocol was adopted in 1996 and is now outdated since it does not capture some of the changing dynamics in the energy sector at regional, continental and global levels such as the push towards greater uptake of renewable energy sources and technologies as well as the impact of climate change.
Another challenge with the existing protocol is that its provisions are not legally binding, making it difficult to enforce and implement it.
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