Establishing Africa’s regional electricity corridors: a story of great potential and promise

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The EU’s electricity network spans over  11 million kilometres, making it one of the most extensive and resilient in the world.

Today, these corridors enable energy to flow efficiently across member states, lowering costs whilst managing rising demand. 

Importantly, it also allows renewables like wind power in the North Sea or solar in Southern Europe to be distributed widely, smoothing variability and strengthening the overall system.

For Africa, where unfortunately many power systems remain perpetually fragmented and underfunded, Europe’s regional power distribution corridors offer a compelling blueprint. 

The good news Africa has already begun this journey. In Southern Africa, the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) enables electricity trading between countries such as South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Southern African Development Community | Source: Wikipedia