The African Biofuels Center

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AFREC
African Energy Commission
AFREC

• The African Biofuels Center
• (ABC)
• (An AFRECs Project Proposal)
• Dr Hussein Elhag
• Director/AFREC
• First High AU/Brazil/UNIDO Seminar on Biofuels in
  Africa
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 30-August 01, 2007

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The Need for Institutional Infrastructure for
Biofuels Development in Africa

• The need for institutional framework
• The need for guidance, monitoring and
  supervision
• The need for training, capacity building,
  advocacy and promotion
• The need for regulatory advisor, standards
  creator and certification supervisor and
• The need for policy maker, harmonizer,
  facilitator and coordinator at a continental
  level.

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AFRECs Guiding Principle

• Energy Security for Africa
• through
• Energy Integration in Africa

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African Biofuels Center(ABC)
Definition The African Biofuels Center (ABC) is
a specialized technical unit and subsidiary of
AFREC concerns with promoting and developing
biofuels resources in Africa with objective to
achieve energy security through the establishment
of integrated biofuels industry characterized by
value chain, self-sufficiency, and
self-reliance with regard to oil products
supplies whether that in form of fossil-based
petroleum products or renewably-based biofuels
products.
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Legal Framework

• AFREC Convention Article 3 Guiding Principles
• Development of the use of energy to promote and
  support rapid economic and social development,
  eradication of poverty, combats desertification
  and improves the standard and quality of life
  throughout the Member States.
• Development and utilization of sustainable and
  environmentally sound energy.
• Article 4 Functions of AFREC
• Establish the necessary mechanisms for the
  exploitation and utilization of energy resources
  of the continent in an optimal manner with the
  aim of complimentarity.

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African Biofuels Center(ABC)

• Vision
• Creating a pathway towards a Green OPEC in Africa

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• Mission
• To achieve sustainable energy security for Africa
  through the establishment of integrated biofuels
  industry characterized by consistent value
  chain
• And
• To promote various strategies towards sustained
  self-sufficiency and self-reliance in oil
  products supplies whether that in form of
  fossil-based petroleum products or in
  renewable-based biofuels products for enhancing
  the socioeconomic development of Africa

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Biofuels Value Chain
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• Objectives of the ABC
• Promote sustainable biofuels technology and
  production
• Sponsor the transfer of foreign technology and
  experience
• Motivate countries to set up national programs on
  biofuels
• Establish a database on biofuels resources and
  industry in Africa and provide information
• Provide guidance from preliminary infrastructure
  to market
• Assist in setting up consistent regulatory
  frameworks
• Organize conferences and meetings on industry and
  policy issues and
• Establish efficient networks of stakeholders.

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• Programs
• Formation of a Ministerial Sub-Committee within
  CAMEN
• Creation of advisory panel to represent
  corporate
• stakeholders
• Setting up strategies to successfully managing
  the
• emerging markets
• Assessing critical issues such as food vs.
  energy security,
• diversification of supplies, substitution for
  oil, etc.
• Provision of training, capacity building and
  information
• Establishing an active forum for dialogue,
  experience
• exchange, technology transfer and information
  
• dissemination through Internet, newsletters,
  conferences
• and training sessions
• Creating partnership with concerned regional and
  
• international bodies.

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• Plan of Action
• Secure the approval and adoption of CAMEN.
• Initiate workshops to elaborate the creation of
  the center.
• Creation of outreach program with all types of
  stakeholders.
• Key activities to be undertaken by the center
  would include
• - Creation of the African biofuels databank as
  part of the
• AEIS
• - Creation of Focal Points in Member States
• - Analysis of policies and plans adopted by
  Member States
• - Assessments of resource required for biofuels
  industry
• - Definition of critical issues for establishing
  a value chain
• industry

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Thank you for your kind attention
AFREC