The objective was to enable African countries to discover and draw inspiration from Côte d’Ivoire’s energy policy, particularly the “Electricity for All Program” (PEPT).
Senior officials from the public administrations of Senegal, Togo, Benin and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conducted a study visit to Abidjan from January 21 to 23, focused on the energy sector.
The objective of the visit was to allow these African states to discover and learn from Côte d’Ivoire’s energy policy, particularly the Electricity for All Program (Programme Électricité Pour Tous – PEPT).
At the conclusion of the mission, Souleymane Soro, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, welcomed the World Bank’s initiative, which enables African countries to visit and better understand Côte d’Ivoire’s energy policy.
According to Oumy Khaïry Diop, Permanent Secretary for Energy in Senegal, “upon returning to Senegal, we will engage in discussions with the World Bank team in order to benefit from a program focused on access to electricity. We will also engage with our various partners to develop not only a program for access to electricity, but also one dedicated to in-house electrical installations. We will then determine the most appropriate mechanism, drawing in part on the experience of the PEPT.”
For Alassani Fousséni, Chief of Staff to the Minister Delegate in charge of Energy and Mineral Resources in Togo, “this mission above all enabled us to appreciate the subsidy mechanisms and the facilitation of household access—particularly for the most vulnerable—to electrification.”
Echoing this view, Pedro Alidé, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Energy, Water and Mines of Benin, stated that the mission was primarily devoted to sharing a common vision and conviction around fundamental challenges, namely equitable access to electricity.
Thierry Samba Lubamba, Advisor to the Minister of Water Resources and Electricity of the DRC, for his part, indicated that he learned a great deal from the mission. “We discovered how energy flows are monitored and regulated,” he said with satisfaction.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of the Official Government Portal of Côte d’Ivoire.
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