▁contin ental ▁development ▁prior ities ▁and ▁recommend ▁their ▁implementation ; ▁ ▁Design , ▁create ▁and ▁update ▁an ▁energy ▁contin ental ▁data ▁base ▁and ▁facil itate ▁rapid ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁exchange ▁of ▁information ▁among ▁Member ▁States , ▁sub - reg ional , ▁regional ▁and ▁contin ental ▁institution ; ▁ ▁Prov ide ▁technical ▁support , ▁mobil ize ▁financial ▁and ▁technical ▁support , ▁provide ▁capacity ▁building ▁to ▁the ▁Member ▁States , ▁sub - reg ional , ▁regional ▁and ▁contin ental ▁institution ▁for ▁the ▁energy ▁sector ; ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁The ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Organisation ▁of ▁African ▁( O AU ) ▁adopted ▁the ▁" L ag os ▁Plan ▁of ▁Action ▁( L PA )" ▁in ▁Lag os ▁( N iger ia ). ▁In ▁this ▁meeting , ▁short ▁term , ▁medium ▁term ▁and ▁long ▁terms ▁actions ▁were ▁proposed ▁to ▁rem edy ▁ ▁the ▁main ▁energy ▁problems ▁under g one ▁by ▁Africa . ▁The ▁Assembly ▁so ▁the ▁ur gent ▁need ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁institution al ▁framework ▁and ▁hence ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁recommendation ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁AF RE C . ▁▁ ▁The ▁U ND P ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁O AU ▁and ▁E CA , ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 5 ▁a ▁study ▁which ▁recommended ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁AF RE C . ▁The ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁the ▁O AU ▁He ads ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Government ▁and ▁U ND P ▁study ▁were ▁re aff ir med ,