The APUA is the Association of Power Utilities of Africa. It is a continental, non-profit organization that brings together power utility in Africa as well as African or foreign organizations whose activities contribute to the development of the African electricity sector. It was created in 1970. Its headquarters is in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. It was known as the Union of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electrical Power of Africa (UPDEA)