Call for Applications: Join the 2025 IEA Africa Energy Efficiency Policy Training Week

Ednah Carrick July 17, 2025

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Call for Applications: Join the 2025 IEA Africa Energy Efficiency Policy Training Week

Overview

The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition of Ghana are pleased to co-host the next Africa Energy Efficiency Policy in Emerging Economies Training Week, taking place in Accra, Ghana, from 20-23 October 2025. Since 2015 the IEA’s Energy Efficiency Policy Training Weeks have equipped more than 3 000 policymakers from over 128 countries with the tools and knowledge to implement effective energy efficiency policies. These training weeks are organised by the IEA’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions.

This regional event represents a unique opportunity for policy makers from all over Africa to learn from international best practice and foster regional community of energy efficiency practitioners helping them advance the goal of doubling energy efficiency by 2030 while improving people’s lives.

The Africa Energy Efficiency Policy Training Week consists of 5 parallel courses on: energy efficiency in 1) buildings; 2) appliances; 3) industry; 4) transport and 5) indicators and evaluation. Each one offers a combination of lectures, interactive discussions and practical exercises that allow participants to
learn from international best practice and from each other. The programme also includes joint sessions on tracking progress, and communication campaigns as well as exploring the social and economic benefits of energy efficiency measures. Activities during the Africa Energy Efficiency Policy Training Week
are designed to provide hands-on experience to participants as well as opportunities to exchange with colleagues from around the world.

Target Audience

The training is aimed at energy efficiency policymakers, principally from energy ministries and supporting
institutions, but applications would be accepted from those in relevant sectors of industry or academia and NGOs involved in energy efficiency policy making.

Thematic streams

Buildings

Through this stream, participants will gain knowledge and skills across a wide range of topics related to energy efficiency in buildings, placing them in the context of the transition to Net Zero Emissions. Starting from the fundamentals of energy use in buildings, to building design and technological solutions, the
stream also includes training on policies and investment instruments to accelerate energy efficiency in buildings. The stream is based on international best practice and actionable recommendations, including developing a national roadmap to achieve a net-zero transition for the buildings sector.

Appliances

This stream aims to prepare participants to successfully advance appliance energy efficiency policy. It does so by introducing the fundamentals to effectively design and implement an energy efficiency policy package integrating regulations, information, and incentives to move appliances towards higher efficiency
standards. On completion, participants will have a solid understanding of high-level strategic issues as well as the tools to leverage their own expertise and interest to contribute to advancing energy efficiency in appliances and equipment.

Industry

The industry stream will equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement energy efficiency programmes for a range of industry subsectors and across small, medium and large enterprises. The training is designed around the industry energy efficiency policy package which combines regulation, information, and incentive measures to unlock energy efficiency benefits in ways that also help businesses to reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions increasing their more resilience and competitiveness.

Transport

The transport stream focuses on achieving improvements in vehicle energy efficiency, with a key focus on electrification. After introducing transport energy use and the benefits of effective policy packages, the stream will explore regulatory, informational, and incentive-based measures to improve energy efficiency in transport. Participants will leave with the skills and understanding needed to develop a policy package approach. Case studies are a core component of the training covering best practices and lessons learnt from on the ground implementation.

Indicators and Evaluation

Participants will learn about national energy efficiency indicators and how they can be used in policy making and evaluation across sectors. Groups will work on a case study, developing an energy efficiency policy and considering what evidence they would need to monitor and evaluate the policy, the sources of that evidence and how to collect data to address evidence gaps. On completion of the course, participants will be familiar with international best practice in monitoring and evaluation and be confident in taking action to implement that practice in their work.

Practical Information

All training courses are delivered in English and therefore proficiency in English is an essential requirement for all participants.
There is no attendance fee for the training, however participants are responsible for covering their travel and accommodation costs.