The Acting Chairperson of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ikeonu, has called on key players in the energy sector in Africa to adopt long-term approach to power planning in order to address, in an efficient manner, the energy challenges on the continent.
A forward-looking planning together with a credible regulatory governance will help ensure sustainability of energy access and affordability to all citizens.
Mrs. Ikeonu was addressing a section of the media at the end of a one-day meeting with a three member delegation from the Electricity Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) of Turkey on Tuesday, 8th September 2015 at the ERERA headquarters in Accra, Ghana.