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 Introduction The Understanding Series initiative has sought to marshal the cutting-edge technical, legal and financial knowledge to support policymakers around the world to increase energy generation and access to electricity. Originally developed as part of the Power Africa Initiative, but applicable to and used by...