DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) — Energy ministers from the East African Community (EAC) member states, met on Wednesday in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha, to review the power supply situation in the region.
A statement issued by the EAC headquarters in Arusha said the 17th Sectoral Council on Energy, Petroleum, and Mining, also reviewed the status of implementing the East African Power Master Plan.
The statement said other items on the agenda of the meeting, included the review of the 10th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2023, ongoing preparations for the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2025, and preparations for the 12th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2027.
According to the statement, the objective of the Sectoral Council on Energy, Petroleum, and Mining meeting was to review the progress made by the sub-sectors in implementing council decisions.
The statement said the meeting also considered other issues of regional importance in new and renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency, fossil fuels, power, and mining sub-sectors.
The EAC is a regional intergovernmental organization of eight member states that aims to promote economic, political, and social integration in East Africa. The EAC member states are Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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