Ancee – The electricity training label

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Annual Interview

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CELEBRATING THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF APUA/ASEA

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ANCEE

African Network of Centres of Excellence in Electricity

Who are we?

Training in
Center of excellence

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Activity
accompanying

Increase the performance of African power utilities

African Network of Centres of Excellence in Electricity

In existence since February 2016

Who are we?

The African Network of Centres of Excellence in Electricity (ANCEE) is an innovative initiative for the shared development of excellence in capacity building initiated by the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA). The network is composed of ten (10) Training Centres selected to become «Excellence» label icons in accordance with the high standards of pedagogical and professional quality chosen by the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA).

Since the launch of these activities in February 2016, ANCEE has supported more than 40 power utilities to implement their training plans through the award of grants in a first phase and a second phase of grants, financed with funds from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD).

Strategic objectives of ANCEE

Increase the performance of African power utilities by improving the qualification level of their human resources through training.
Making the sector more attractive to investors
Achieving better quality of electricity supply and services

Areas of intervention

More and better training for utility staff
Subsidising the training of the most fragile utilities
Improving the training offering of Centres of Excellence
Expand the network with more training centres
Promoting gender equality

Trainning & Activities

ANCEE sustainably supports African Power Utilities

Training offers

Areas of training

ANCEE’s grant strategy

ANCEE training catalog

Forum

Database of information

Agenda

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24 February 2026

The African Electricity Sector in 2025: The Annual Interview with Abel Didier Tella, Director General of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa.

In this podcast, Lamine Savadogo interviews Abel Didier Tella, the Director General of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA). They discuss the progress achieved in the African electricity sector, in the year 2025 including the increase in electricity access rates, the penetration of renewable energy sources, and leveraging domestic financial resources to fund…

19 February 2026

Powering Africa / Celebrating the 55th anniversary of APUA/ASEA

An official publication of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA)

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ANCEE Parners

Funding organizations and centers of excellence

10 Centers of Excellence

Our 10 Centers of Excellence are committed to assisting and building capacity to improve the quality of human resources and sustainable business performance

4 Francophone centers
6 English centers