On February 21-27, CLDP, in cooperation with the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR) and the University of Pittsburgh Center for International Legal Education, virtually hosted the 11th annual Middle East Vis Pre-Moot.The Pre-Moot is an extensive competition preparing students, lawyers...

On March 15, CLDP released a pre-recorded webinar on financing documents for a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to participants in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

The webinar discussed the international best practices related to the commercial contracts of a PPP.The program included a pre-recorded webinar, and a live QA session.

On March 17, in coordination with Power Africa, the Namibian government, and Power Africas Southern Africa Energy Program (SAEP) organized a brainstorming session for Energy Storage Planning and Procurement.

On January 21, CLDP, in partnership with the United States Trade and Development Agency, organized a live question and answer webinar on life cycle cost analysis for public-private partnerships (PPPs).

On October 26-28, CLDP launched the second edition of theUnderstanding Power Purchase Agreementshandbook in a virtual session during the Africa Energy Forum (AEF).

In July 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerces Commercial Law Development Program (in partnership with theAfrican Legal Support Facility) brought together a group of world-class experts to update and refresh the Understanding Power Purchase Agreements handbook five years after the original...

On September 22, CLDP organized a webinar on pre-qualification and evaluation methods for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)...

On August 3-7, CLDP in partnership with the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, the U.S. Agency for International Development organized a week-long virtual delegation for the Power Africa Fellows.

To access the Understanding Series in French please visit: cldp.doc.gov/comprendre I n troduction Since 2013, the Power Africa initiative has sought to marshal technical, legal and financial resources to support the goal of doubling access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a substantial network of public and private sector partners, Power Africa is working alongside dozens of African...