Abel Didier TELLA is currently Director General of APUA, the Association of Power Utilities of Africa, formerly known as the Union of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electric Power of Africa (UPDEA), which he led as Secretary General. He had worked for 25 years at the the Benin national power utility where he was successively a design engineer, Head of the Studies and Projects Department in Electricity, Regional Director in several regions including the capital city region, and Commercial and Customer services Director. He carried out several power plants and electrification projects in Benin between. Internationally. TELLA is a member of the scientific committees of many knowledge communities. In his current position, he has established a solid partnership between APUA and African and International Energy Organizations and Funding Institutions.