AfSEM: Powering Africa's Investment-Ready Continental Electricity Market
Africa's energy future will not be determined solely by the power plants we build; it will be shaped by; the markets, strong institutions, and investment frameworks, we create.
My latest article; "
" explores how the **African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM) is designed to transform Africa from fragmented national electricity systems into a single, investment-ready continental market capable of attracting long-term public and private capital.
The article demonstrates why AfSEM is far more than an electricity trading platform. It is building the harmonized market rules, regulatory certainty, regional governance, de-risking mechanisms, and digital market architecture required to unlock investment in cross-border transmission, renewable energy, battery storage, green hydrogen, and modern electricity infrastructure across Africa. By reducing investment risks and strengthening regional integration, AfSEM is creating the conditions for affordable, reliable, sustainable, and bankable electricity markets that will power industrialization, the AfCFTA, and Agenda 2063.
I invite policymakers, regulators, utilities, investors, development partners, researchers, and the wider energy community to read the article, share your perspectives, and join the conversation on how we can collectively accelerate Africa's integrated electricity market and mobilize the investment needed to deliver universal energy access and sustainable economic transformation