Past Events

ECOWAS/GBEP Workshop on the Piloting of GBEP Sustainability Indicators

In the ECOWAS region, biomass has become a predominant source of domestic energy, most of which is unsustainably harvested and utilized. Traditional biomass (firewood and charcoal) represents the bulk of the final energy consumption, reaching up to 70-85% in some of the countries, which is negatively impacting on the environment, economy as well as on the lives of the people.

11/07/2013 - 02:00 to 11/08/2013 - 14:30

Access to Sustainable Energy for All with Gas

The International Gas Union and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in partnership with the ECOWAS Commission, ECREEE and Petroci, are jointly organizing a two-day seminar on Access to Sustainable Energy for All with Gas, in Côte d’Ivoire from the 4 to 5 of November 2013. The aim of the training is to provide a unique opportunity to share first-hand experiences of the options gas offers in the context of the economic development in the region.

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  • Golf Hotel, Cocody Riviera Golf
      Abidjan
    Ivory Coast
11/04/2013 - 08:30 to 11/05/2013 - 18:00

ECOWAS Wind Energy Workshop

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Energy of Cape Verde and CABEOLICA are jointly organizing a five-day workshop on wind power development from 4 to 8 of November 2013, in Praia, Cape Verde.

11/04/2013 (All day) to 11/07/2013 (All day)

ECOWAS workshop on appliance standards and regulations

ECREEE in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) en.lighten initiative and Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative, are organizing a workshop from the 1st to 3rd of October 2013, in Cotonou, Benin.

10/01/2013 - 08:30 to 10/03/2013 - 17:00

Regional Training Workshop on the Promotion of National Renewable Energy Policies and Incentive Schemes in the ECOWAS Member States

ECREEE and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) are jointly organising two training workshops on the Promotion of National Renewable Energy Policies and Incentive Schemes for participants from the 15 ECOWAS Member States.  The Workshops will take place back-to-back from 9-13 and 16-20 September 2013.

09/09/2013 - 09:00 to 09/20/2013 - 17:00

Multi-Thematic Workshop on the Development of the Regional Efficient Lighting Strategy in ECOWAS

ECREEE in conjunction with UNEP and with support from Club ER will be organizing a Multi-thematic workshop on efficient lighting in the ECOWAS region from the 2 to 3 of July 2013 in Dakar Senegal.

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  • Hotel des Almadies
      Dakar
    Senegal
07/02/2013 (All day) to 07/03/2013 (All day)

ECREEE Regional Training of Trainers Workshop: HOMER software for Renewable Energy project design

 

LAST UPDATE - June, 28th

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) organized a four-day Training of Trainers on HOMER as a tool for renewable energy (RE) project design from June 24–27, 2013, in Praia, Cape Verde. In the training attended 35 participants coming from 14 ECOWAS countries plus Mauritania and representing different type of institutions, utilities, ministries and other energy related public bodies and universities.

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  • Achada Santo Antonio,
    Electra Building, 2nd floor
    288  Praia
    Cape Verde
06/24/2013 (All day) to 06/27/2013 (All day)

1st ECOWAS Conference and Training on CSP

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is organising four-day training on Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) in the framework of the Technical Assistance CENER is providing to ECREEE to assess the potential of CSP in ECOWAS Region from June 17–20, 2013, in Praia, Cape Verde.

06/17/2013 (All day) to 06/20/2013 (All day)

VEF Side Event: Regional Sustainable Energy Centers in Africa

The Energy and Climate Branch of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in close collaboration with the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE), organized the VEF side event "Regional Sustainable Energy Centers in Africa: Creating Regional Markets to Support the Decade of Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL)”.

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    1010  Vienna
    Austria
05/29/2013 - 14:30 to 18:00

Vienna Energy Forum 2013

ECREEE and a high-level ECOWAS delegation, led by the ECOWAS President, will participate in the forthcoming Vienna Energy Forum, which will take place from the 28 to 30 May 2013. The President will announce the voluntary contribution of ECOWAS to the Sustainable Energy For All Initiative (SE4ALL). The voluntary commitment reflects the outcomes of the ECOWAS High Level Energy Forum, which took place from 29 to 31 October 2012, in Accra, Ghana.

05/28/2013 (All day) to 05/30/2013 (All day)

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