 This places a particular burden on the energy regulators in Africa, whose professional staff may be few in number and who have track records of only a decade or so.Rules (micro policies) made by regulators are subsidiary to overall government RE policy and depend on some delegation of authority from the state.Nevertheless, there are instances when the sector regulator can pro-active on behalf of customer and utility concerns—providing facts, reports, and public statements that build a case for care in the design of public policy towards RE.