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Signing of UNIDO support to ECREEE and other centers in Sub Sahara Africa and the Caribbean
VIENNA, 13 December 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation, today signed agreements to support the second operational phase of ECREEE and to set up three more...
ECOWAS RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT WEEK
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in partnership with the USAID Regional Clean Energy Investment Initiative (RCEII), the Climate Technology Initiative Private Financing Advisory Network, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and...
PRIME MINISTER OF CAPE VERDE VISITS ECREEE
The Prime Minister of Cape Verde Dr. Jose Maria Neves led an entourage of government ministers to pay a working visit to ECREEE Secretariat on Thursday, November 14th, 2013. The government delegation was composed by: Mr. Antero Veiga, Minister for Environment, Housing and Spatial Planning; Mr....
ECOWAS Experts build capacity on Access to Sustainable Energy for all with Gas
ECREEE, in partnership with the International Gas Union (IGU), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the ECOWAS Commission, and the Société National d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (PEREOCI), organized a two-day training seminar on ‘Access to Sustainable...
AMERICAN INVESTORS VISIT ECREEE
On 29 August 2013, ECREEE had the honor of receiving at its headquarters in Praia, Cape Verde, a high-level American Investment delegation. They were Mr. Terry Henry - CEO and Mr. Troy Henry - President of the Global Perpetual Energy Company Inc., an independent energy company involved in the...
ECOWAS National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs)
The ECOWAS Renewable Energy Policy (EREP), recently adopted by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the region’s overall electricity mix to 10% (2.425 MW) in 2020 and 19% (7.606 MW) in 2030 (excl. larger hydro power). The action...
PARLEMENTARY DELEGATION FROM EAST TIMOR VISITS ECREEE HEADQUARTERS
The Commission of Infrastructure, Transport and Communications of the National Parliament of East Timor visited the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable energy and Energy Efficiency on a fact-finding mission and to carry out a comparative study of the Center’s activities, programs and projects.
Mr. Pedro...
ANGOLAN DELEGATION VISITS ECREEE
20th July, 2013 - A Parliamentary Delegation from Angola comprising members of a specialized Commission for State Administration and Local Governance paid a visit to the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE). The delegation was led by Dr. Joaquim dos Reis accompanied by...
The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government adopts the ECOWAS Policies on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
The 43rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, which held in Abuja, Nigeria from July 17 – 18, 2013 renewed its commitment to the provision of access to sustainable energy services in West Africa by adopting the ECOWAS Energy Efficiency Policy as well as the...
West Africa nations to phase out incandescent lamps
Government representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have established a regionally coordinated framework to phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps by 2020 at the latest. The nations together could save a total of 2.4 terawatt hours of electricity - equivalent...
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