GUINEA BISSAU SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Guinea Bissau Sustainable Energy International Conference is scheduled to take place between 6 and 7 December 2018 in Bissau, Guinea Bissau.
The high-level event is co-organized by the Government of Guinea Bissau, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the ECOWAS...
Inauguration of a Solar Mini-Grid Project in Niger
The Ministry of Energy, has officially received from Plan International Niger on June 28, 2018, a 27.5 KWC Solar mini-grid for the village of Gorou 1. This Renewable Energy Promotion Project is supported by the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) in collaboration with...
First Technical Committee meeting of the Regional Certification Scheme for Solar PV Installers
After three years of development of the Regional Certification Scheme (RCS) for solar PV installers, ECREEE has reached the stage where the RCS will become operational in eight pilot countries in 2018, before it is rolled-out to the remaining seven ECOWAS countries. The certificate for off-grid...
Sustainable Energy Development in West Africa: Tracking Progress
July 6, 2018 - The energy system of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is facing the interrelated challenges of energy access, energy security and climate change mitigation and adaptation simultaneously. The region...
ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Resources pays a working visit to ECREEE
Praia, 3/July/18 - The ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Resources, His Excellency Dr. Jeremias Furtado payed a working visit to the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), with the double purpose to auscultate and be aware of the concerns of the staff and also present one of...
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS SCRUTINIZED AT THE ECREEE REGIONAL OFF-GRID ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT WORKSHOP
ECREEE – Accra, June 26, 2018 – The second regional workshop under ECREEE’s Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) has opened in the Ghanaian capital Accra. The theme of the workshop is ‘promoting investments in standalone solar systems in the West Africa and Sahel regions’. The two-...
SOLAR COMPANIES GATHER TO EXPLORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SOLAR OFF-GRID MARKET
Accra, June 25 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), through its Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP), held the first edition of the Business-to-Business (B2B) networking event, bringing together companies from the solar off-grid industry.
The B2B...
ROGEP Training workshop for Entrepreneurs launched in Accra
Accra, June 20 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Regional training workshop to reinforce the knowledge and skills of entrepreneurs in the economic Bloc opened in Accra on Wednesday. The four-day event, geared towards creating the enabling environment for the...
Dissemination of technical and economical feasible solutions for solar photovoltaic (PV) irrigation in ECOWAS
Accra, 28/June/2018 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency (ECREEE) has organized a research dissemination workshop on the Economic Viability of Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic Irrigation in the ECOWAS region. The workshop took place in Accra, Ghana on the 28th of June 2018...
Paving the way for sustainable electricity services in West Africa and beyond
Accra, 18/June/18 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has embarked on a series of activities under its Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) with the ultimate goal of providing access to reliable electricity through standalone solar systems for 19...