News

ECREEE, AND PARTNERS, ORGANIZE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL OFF-GRID RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (IOREC) IN ACCRA, GHANA

ECREEE in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) conducted the first ever international conference on off-grid renewable energy, from 1- 2 November 2012, in Accra, Ghana.

ECOWAS ENERGY MINISTERS ADOPT REGIONAL POLICIES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Secção transversal de participantes na reunião de adopção de políticas regionais tendo como alvo o acesso à energia e a pobreza energética

The 11th Meeting of ECOWAS Energy Ministers held on 31st October 2012 on the occasion of the ECOWAS High Level Energy Forum which held from 29 – 31 October 2012. The meeting was convened by the ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with The Government of the Republic of Ghana, and was chaired by the Honourable Oluniyi Robbin-Coker, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Sierra Leone.

ECOWAS OBSERVATORY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY (ECOWREX)

The launch of the ECOWAS Observatory for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECOWREX) at the High Level Forum, on the 31th of October, in Accra, Ghana, marked a giant step towards addressing the existing knowledge and information barriers hindering development in the energy sector in West Africa.

ECOWAS PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL IN WEST AFRICA

H.E Kadré Désiré Quedraogo, Presidente da Comissão da CEDEAO

The ECOWAS Commission, through ECREEE, and in collaboration with the Gov­ernment of Ghana, the Global Fo­rum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE), the Global Environment Fund (GEF) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) organised a high level energy forum in Accra, Ghana, from October 29 – 31, 2012, under the theme Towards Sustainable Energy for All in West Africa: Paving the way through Re­newable Energy and Energy Ef­ficiency.

CEM Initiative to Boost West Africa Efficiency Efforts

The Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) initiative under the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is supporting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) towards achieving its regional energy efficiency objective of doubling the annual improvement in energy efficiency by 2020. This will serve to build up significant potential for accelerating efficiency improvements in the region.

RFP Consultancy Promotion of RE Policies and Incentives Schemes in ECOWAS countries

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the following consultancy for: Promotion of national RE policies and incentive schemes in the ECOWAS member countries.

TEC KNUST short courses in Renewable Energy

As part of its contribution to building national and sub-regional capacity in developing sustainable energy systems, The Energy Center (TEC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana, is organising the next series of regular short courses in renewable energy in the month of May this year.

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TARIFF SETTING

TESE – Development Association / Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is executing the EU Bambadinca Sta Claro – Community Programme for Access to Renewable Energy, contract nº2011/231-830, has as specific objective ensure sustainable access to electricity through renewable energy to the village of Bambadinca, Bafatá Region, in Guinea-Bissau.

Reference: Tariff Setting _ PCAER 2011/231-830

ECREEE and CTI-PFAN launches a RE Business Plan Competition

The ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), the Climate Technology Initiative – Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI-PFAN) and the Regional Clean Energy Investment Initiative (RCEII) of the U.S.

Call for Proposals

ECREEE has launched the following Calls for Proposal. To apply, please check our procurement section.

  1. Implementation framework for the development and execution of National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAP) and Policies (NREPs)
  2. To elaborate Baseline and Mid-Term Monitoring Reports for the ECREEE Business Plan (2011 -2016)
  3. To Support the Development of the ECOWAS Initiative on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Pages