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ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2019

ECREEE and GGGI sign MoU on Green Growth Cooperation in West Africa

World Bank provides $200m facility to support solar off-grid access to electricity

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ECOWAS Country introduces VAT exemption on PV panels

Benin has introduced VAT exemption on imports of PV panels. The exemption will be applied to the import of materials, equipment and installation accessories for the deployment of PV and solar thermal systems. The new measure is aimed at increasing access to electricity through more off-grid projects.

The Beninese government has included in the 2020 finance law a measure to exempt the imports of solar panels from the payment of the value added tax (VAT).

African Investment Forum holds In South Africa

The Africa Investment Forum, a fully transactional platform and a marketplace for pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors looking to invest in Africa is holding in Johannesburg South Africa from the 11^th - 13^th November 2019.

REGIONAL TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON SOLAR THERMAL

The Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation (LuxDev) in Praia, Cabo Verde, and the Centre for Renewable Energy and Industrial Maintenance of Cabo Verde (CERMI) are pleased to announce a Training of Trainers on Solar Thermal for the Francophone ECOWAS Member States plus Mauritania, under the Project “Strengthening the Regional Position of CERMI” financed by the European Union, implemented by LuxDev and CERMI.

ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2019 Concludes in Accra

H.E. Mr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of Ghana During ESEF19

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) convened its third annual ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) on 22-24 October, held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

TRAINING OF TRAINERS OPPORTUNITY ON SOLAR THERMAL

The Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation (LuxDev) in Praia, Cabo Verde, and the Centre for Renewable Energy and Industrial Maintenance of Cabo Verde (CERMI) are pleased to announce a Training of Trainers on Solar Thermal, under the Project “Strengthening the Regional Position of CERMI” financed by the European Union and implemented by LuxDev, in close collaboration with the CERMI.

The Training of Trainers on Solar Thermal will be held at CERMI, Praia, Cabo Verde, from 11th to 22nd of November 2019.