U.S.- Africa Clean Energy Standards Program
The U.S.- Africa Clean Energy Standards Program (CESP) provides a forum through which industry and government representatives from the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa can share clean energy standards information and international best practices, and facilitate engagement with the U.S. public and private sectors.
Sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and coordinated by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in partnership with Power Africa, the program will facilitate the development and implementation of testing protocols, regulatory procedures and adherence to internationally accepted industry-led standards.
Beginning in 2016, ANSI has coordinated 8 energy-related workshops in Sub-Saharan Africa under the initial Base Phase and Phase I of the CESP. These workshops covered a wide range of technologies and challenges in the clean energy area including energy storage, solar PV mini-grids, electrical safety, energy efficiency, and interconnection codes. Workshop topics were chosen in coordination with relevant industry associations, ANSI, and USTDA. The CESP was renewed for a third and final phase in 2019.
During Phase III, ANSI will coordinate 4 workshops, which will provide a forum for the public and private sectors in the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa to:
During Phase II, ANSI will coordinate 5 workshops which will provide a forum for the public and private sectors in the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa to:
- Cooperate on issues relating to standards, conformity assessment, and technical regulations for clean
energy technologies;
- Foster the relationships necessary to facilitate U.S.-Africa technical exchange on standards, conformity
assessment, and technical regulations; and
- Exchange up-to-date information on the latest issues and developments relating to standards, conformity
assessment, and technical regulations in the clean energy space.
The following program materials are available for download:
Workshop 11: Rural Electrification and Smart Meter Standards
January 18 and 19, 2022
Workshop 10: Southern Africa Energy Storage Standards
October 20 and 21, 2021
Workshop 9: Battery Storage: Technology and Regulations
December 2-3, 2019, Dakar, Senegal
Workshop 8: Energy Storage Standards, Conformance and Technology
February 21, 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa
Workshop 7: Solar Mini-grids: Regulatory Framework and Quality Assurance
November 13-14, 2018, Dakar, Senegal
Workshop 6: Standards to Promote Interoperability: Interconnection Code Compliance and Corrective Actions
October 2018
Workshop 5: Standards & Technology to Support Benin's Energy Backbone: Energy Storage and Energy Efficiency
July 2018
Workshop 4: U.S. – Kenya Workshop on Energy Storage Standards, Conformance and Technology
May 2018
Workshop 3: U.S. – South Africa Workshop on Energy Storage, Conformance, and Technology
February 2017
Workshop 2: Solar Mini-grid Workshop: Regulatory Framework and Quality Assurance
September 2016
Workshop 1: Electrical Safety for Clean Energy Systems
May 2016
Back to ANSI International Trade Resources
