The Gambia can achieve its energy goal and be energy self-reliant if it focuses on renewable energy such as wind and solar, the commissioner of the United States Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has stated.
Orjiakor N. Isiogu was speaking to journalists during a press...
Consultative meeting on the East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE)
A Consultative Meeting on the establishment of the East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE) took place from 11 to 12 March 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania. It was organized by the EAC Secretariat and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with...
ECREEE, 2IE, KNUST AND SIREA, AWARDED RESEARCH GRANT FOR CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
ECREEE, in partnership with l’Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE), Burkina Faso (lead partner), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and SIREA-ENERGIE, France, received a grant of €743,096.38 to support research on ‘Development of a Cost-...
ECREEE PARTICIPATES IN THE 71st EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING PROGRAMME
ECREEE, as a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) Programme, was invited to participate in the International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry (SHC 2012), and the 71st Executive Committee Meeting of the IEA SHC Programme,...
ECREEE PARTNERS WITH CLUB-ER ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
The Club of Agencies and Structures in charge of Rural Electrification (CLUB-ER) held their 9th Annual Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire from December 10 - 14, 2012. In attendance were representatives from the European Commission, the Energy and Environmental Institute of French speaking countries...
ECREEE PARTICIPATES IN THE 5th PRESENTATION OF THE RE EXHIBITION IN DAKAR
The RE exhibition was held in the International Hall of Renewable Energy in Dakar, Senegal from November 7 - 10, 2012.
It was organized by EXPO Carrefour Afrique (EXCAF), in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Senegal. Over 60 organizations from around the world participated,...
On 2 November 2012, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) went into a partnership agreement with ECREEE. The objective of this partnership is to collaborate specifically in the policies and regulatory aspects of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE & EE) in...
THE SEEA-WA PROJECT TEAM HOLDS ITS 4th COORDINATION MEETING
On 3 November 2012, the expert team on the SEEA-WA project met to appraise the activities implemented in the year 2012 and deliberate on action plans for the second year of the project cycle. SEEA-WA, which stands for Supporting Energy Efficiency for Access in West Africa, is a project funded by...
On 12 April 2012 the global environment facility (GEF) project, Promoting Market-based Development of Small- to Medium-Scale Renewable Energy Systems in Cape Verde, was officially launched at an event in Praia, Cape Verde. UNIDO, in cooperation with ECREEE and the Ministry for Tourism, Industry and...
ECREEE UNDERTAKES STOCKTAKING MISSION TO GUINEA-BISSAU
Within the framework of the implementation of the SEEA-WA project, a team of experts, led by Mr Martin Lugmayr and Mr Jansenio Delgado from ECREEE, and accompanied by Mr Peter Cattelaens, an expert from the EU Energy Initiative, Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) conducted a stocktaking...