ECOWAS meeting to validate the regional directive on gender and energy
From 26 to 28 June 2017, representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Accra, Ghana, at the Kempinski Hotel, to review and deliberate on the draft Directive on gender assessment in energy projects, at a regional workshop organized by the ECOWAS Centre for...
Access Power launches 2017 Access Co-Development Facility (ACF) competition with the Support of Power Africa
Submission window opens as African renewable energy projects compete for a share of US$7million
Access Power, a developer, owner and operator of power projects in emerging markets and a Power Africa partner, today announced the launch of ACF 2017, the third edition of the highly successful funding...
Enhancing Capacities of Utilities in the ECOWAS region
An increasing number of utilities in the ECOWAS region are facing the situation that a growing number of small, medium and utility scale systems with variable renewable energy (vRE) generation from wind or solar PV are either being developed or in the pipeline. Thanks to the declining cost of RE...
ECREEE SPEARHEADS ACTIVITIES AT CLEAN ENERGY SUMMIT 2017
The Clean Energy Summit Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, from 4 – 5 April 2017. Now an annual event, this is the third consecutive time it has been held in Accra, Ghana, with the objective to create a platform for project developers (both small and large) to meet and create new businesses in the...
III Missão Empresarial Alemã de Energia a Cabo Verde (Santiago) com o tema “Gestão de Redes e Diversificação de Armazenamento em Cabo Verde”
Cabo Verde depende principalmente de fontes de energia primária, enquanto a maior parte da energia elétrica é gerada a partir de combustíveis fósseis. Os preços elevados de eletricidade que resultam dos custos de importação de combustíveis fósseis, têm um impacto negativo na situação económica...
MAHAMA KAPPIAH AWARDED AFRICAN ENERGY LEADER OF THE YEAR
Praia, Cabo Verde - April 21, 2017 : ECREEE once again etches its name as the leading regional sustainable energy promotion agency in Sub Saharan Africa as Mr. Mahama Kappiah, the Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), receives the African...
Mapping and Assessment of Existing Clean Energy Mini-Grid Experiences
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - March 27, 2017: The report “Mapping and Assessment of Existing Clean Energy Mini-Grid Experiences in West Africa” was released at the High-level Workshop on Energy Access in West Africa in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Among other important issues discussed, the report provides...
Decarbonisation of global energy system, led by renewables and efficiency, would create economic gains
Berlin, Germany, 20 March 2017 — Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be reduced by 70% by 2050 and completely phased-out by 2060 with a net positive economic outlook,...
ECREEE, GSEP and R20 organized an energy financing mechanisms conference
Senegal - February 16, 2017 - The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) in partnership with the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), the Regions 20 of Climate Action (R20), and the Agence Nationale pour les Énergies Renouvelables (ANER) of Senegal, have...
ECREEE and Poyry Energy GmbH presented GIS Hydropower Resource Mapping incl. Climate Change Scenarios in the international hydropower conference Africa 2017 on 15 March 2017 in Marrakech.
Participants coming from West Africa and from international organizations and private sector showed great...