16th Sectoral Council on Energy currently underway in Arusha

Written on 13 February 2024. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 13^th February, 2024:  The 16^th Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers on Energy is currently underway at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

The three-day Sectoral Council meeting started with the Session of Senior Officials on 12^th February, 2014. The Session of the Coordination Committee that brings together Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries planned for 13^th February, 2024 while the Cabinet Secretaries/Ministers’ session will be held on Wednesday 14^th February, 2024.

Among the items on the agenda of the meeting are the considerations of the: Implementation status of various decision of the Sectoral Council on Energy, progress made in the development of the EAC Energy Efficiency Policy, review the status of power supply and demand in the region and the progress in the implementation of Power Interconnection Projects in the region.

Other items on the agenda of the meeting are the review of the 10^th East African Petroleum Conference 2023 and preparations for the 11^th East African Petroleum Conference 2025.

For more information, please contact:

Simon Peter Owaka
Senior Public Relations Officer
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 768 552087
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About the East African Community Secretariat:

The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of seven (7) Partner States, comprising the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the Republic of South Sudan, the Republic of Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The Federal Republic of Somalia is in the process of becoming a full member of the Community after its admission into the EAC bloc by the Summit of EAC Heads of State on 24^th November, 2023.

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