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that undermine the overall regional energy transformation. Policies that
focus more on end-users instead of energy access development.
68
Thus, harmonizing of energy regulatory policy frameworks has the
potential of increasing the regional strategy for energy access and efficiency by ensuring that there are improved systems to provide accurate
information, especially quantitative data and statistics on energy access;
better application of energy objectives with a focus on energy end-users
rather than technology development; recognition of the right energy
portfolio in the present and projected regional energy balance; a push for
a transition to cost-reflective but competitive pricing at national levels;
prioritizing energy access objective over consumption subsidies tenable in
most national energy landscape; and improving capacity, with the ability
and willingness of each state to implement, operate energy access projects
and programmes for the total regional energy transformation agenda.
69
It is crucial to mention at this point for the benefit of critics
that harmonization here does not signify a one-size-fits-all solution in
fostering regional cooperation. It does not mean too that the architecture of the energy landscape must be identical in every country with
each region. Harmonization dictates that there must be common rules
that guarantee efficient service delivery at the regional market. However,
the issue of the role of state-owned enterprises and independent power
producers as market players as well as the electricity tariff structure may
vary in different jurisdictions.
70
68 M Muller, C Chikozho, and B Hollingworth, ‘Water and Regional Integration: The Role
of Water as a Driver of Regional Economic Integration in Southern Africa’, Report to the
Water Research Commission (Pretoria, 2015), searchgate.net/publication/279923706_Water_
and_Regional_Integration_The_role_of_water_as_a_driver_of_regional_economic_integration_
in_Southern_Africa, accessed March 21, 2020.
69 A Eberhard, M Shkaratan, O Rosnes, and V Haakon, ‘Africa’s Power Infrastructure: Investment, Integration, Efficiency-Directions in Development Infrastructure” World Bank Report
(Washington, DC, 2011), http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/545641468004456928/
Africas-power-infrastructure-investment-integration-efficiency, accessed March 21, 2020.
70 F Ueckerdt and R Kempener (n. 51).
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that undermine the overall regional energy transformation. Policies that
focus more on end-users instead of energy access development.
68
Thus, harmonizing of energy regulatory policy frameworks has the
potential of increasing the regional strategy for energy access and efficiency by ensuring that there are improved systems to provide accurate
information, especially quantitative data and statistics on energy access;
better application of energy objectives with a focus on energy end-users
rather than technology development; recognition of the right energy
portfolio in the present and projected regional energy balance; a push for
a transition to cost-reflective but competitive pricing at national levels;
prioritizing energy access objective over consumption subsidies tenable in
most national energy landscape; and improving capacity, with the ability
and willingness of each state to implement, operate energy access projects
and programmes for the total regional energy transformation agenda.
69
It is crucial to mention at this point for the benefit of critics
that harmonization here does not signify a one-size-fits-all solution in
fostering regional cooperation. It does not mean too that the architecture of the energy landscape must be identical in every country with
each region. Harmonization dictates that there must be common rules
that guarantee efficient service delivery at the regional market. However,
the issue of the role of state-owned enterprises and independent power
producers as market players as well as the electricity tariff structure may
vary in different jurisdictions.
70
68 M Muller, C Chikozho, and B Hollingworth, ‘Water and Regional Integration: The Role
of Water as a Driver of Regional Economic Integration in Southern Africa’, Report to the
Water Research Commission (Pretoria, 2015), searchgate.net/publication/279923706_Water_
and_Regional_Integration_The_role_of_water_as_a_driver_of_regional_economic_integration_
in_Southern_Africa, accessed March 21, 2020.
69 A Eberhard, M Shkaratan, O Rosnes, and V Haakon, ‘Africa’s Power Infrastructure: Investment, Integration, Efficiency-Directions in Development Infrastructure” World Bank Report
(Washington, DC, 2011), http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/545641468004456928/
Africas-power-infrastructure-investment-integration-efficiency, accessed March 21, 2020.
70 F Ueckerdt and R Kempener (n. 51).