Introduction

The petroleum and electricity industries serve as the backbone of economic growth and development, particularly in Africa, where energy access remains a critical enabler of industrialization, economic diversification, and social progress. However, these sectors are fraught with complexities stemming from market volatility, geopolitical influences, technological disruptions, and environmental imperatives. Effective regulatory oversight is paramount to fostering competitive, transparent, and sustainable energy markets that can attract investment, ensure affordability, and enhance energy security.

Despite vast energy resources, Africa continues to face challenges such as an underdeveloped electricity infrastructure, limited regional integration, and fluctuating petroleum market dynamics. Many African nations are grappling with the dual challenge of expanding energy access while navigating the global energy transition toward cleaner and more sustainable sources. Strong regulatory frameworks, informed by global best practices, are essential in addressing these challenges, ensuring efficient market structures, optimizing resource utilization, and promoting investor confidence.

The Energy Regulation Centre of Excellence (ERCE) is pleased to offer this virtual executive training to empower policymakers, industry professionals, and regulators with the expertise necessary to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape. Participants will benefit from a structured learning approach that combines theoretical insights with practical case studies, ensuring applicability to real-world regulatory challenges in the African context.

Objective

This training aims to provide participants with a solid foundation in regulatory frameworks governing the petroleum and electricity industries. It will equip them with the tools to analyse regulatory models, understand market structures, and implement effective oversight mechanisms to foster efficiency and sustainability in energy markets. Additionally, the course will enable participants to critically assess policy trade-offs, regulatory interventions, and best practices from global benchmarks.

Course Content

• Understanding Basics of Electricity Markets: Market structures, power sector reforms,  and competition frameworks.
• Understanding Basics of Oil and Gas: Upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, and regulatory challenges.
• Effective Regulatory Strategies and Processes: Regulatory scope, legitimacy, tariff setting, and compliance enforcement.
• Principles of Energy Regulation and Governance in the Oil and Gas Industry: Institutional design, stakeholder engagement, and international regulatory benchmarks.
• Electricity Market Monitoring and Surveillance: Ensuring transparency, efficiency, reliability, and grid stability.
• Dynamic Regulation in the Petroleum Industry: Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, and Strategic Stock Regulation.

Why Choose ERCE?

ERCE is committed to providing globally benchmarked training tailored to emerging and developing economies. Our expert-led virtual program ensures an interactive and practical learning experience, equipping participants with cutting-edge regulatory insights to excel in the energy sector. By participating in this training, attendees will enhance their regulatory acumen, broaden their professional networks, and gain access to case studies and best practices from leading energy markets worldwide. The course is specifically designed to help African nations build resilient regulatory institutions that can address sectoral inefficiencies, drive sustainable investments, and facilitate the transition toward modern energy systems.

For registration, send an email to: a.massawe@energyregulators.org