▁advoc ated ▁and ▁re iter ated ▁mainly ▁in : ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁establish ing ▁the ▁African ▁Econom ic ▁Community ▁( A EC ) ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁The ▁first ▁Pan ▁African ▁Conference ▁of ▁Energy ▁Minister s ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁The ▁C airo ▁Program ▁of ▁Action ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁The ▁regional ▁ ▁con ferences ▁of ▁Minister s ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁util ization ▁of ▁min eral ▁and ▁energy ▁resources ▁in ▁Africa ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁The ▁African ▁Energy ▁Program ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Development ▁Bank ▁( A f DB ) ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁O AU ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁with ▁its ▁partners ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁RE C s , ▁the ▁Af DB , ▁the ▁World ▁Energy ▁Council ▁( WE C ), ▁U PE DE A , ▁U NE P , ▁U ND P , ▁UN DE SA , ▁UN ID O , ▁FA O ▁and ▁UN ES CO . ▁Following ▁these ▁study , ▁the ▁O AU ▁adopted ▁the ▁report ▁entitled ▁" Pro pos al ▁of ▁the ▁O AU ▁General ▁Secret ariat ▁on ▁the ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Energy ▁Commission ▁AF RE C ". ▁The ▁O AU ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁Republic ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁organized ▁" The ▁African ▁Energy ▁Exper ts ▁Me eting ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Energy ▁Commission " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁C airo ▁( E gypt ) ▁that ▁worked ▁out