Launch of the ANCEE 2.0 Training of Trainers Workshop at the Professional Training and Capacity Building Center (CFPP) in Abomey-Calavi, Benin

The opening ceremony of the Training of Trainers Workshop of the African Network of Centres of Excellence in Electricity (ANCEE 2.0) was held in Abomey-Calavi, with presence of Mr. Édouard Dahomé, Benin’s Minister of Energy, Water and Mines, Eng. Abel Didier TELLA, Director General of APUA, and Mr. Karimou Chabi Sika, Director General of the Benin Electric Community (CEB). The first day was marked by the official launch of the workshop and presentations of training programmes offered by several Centres of Excellence within the network, including the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC – Egypt), the Centre des Sciences et Techniques de l’Électricité (CSTE – Morocco) and the Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC – Zambia).

This initiative reflects the commitment of APUA and ANCEE 2.0 to strengthening the capacities of African power sector professionals and promoting excellence, knowledge sharing and innovation in support of the performance of electricity utilities across the continent.