Energy Efficiency
AN HISTORIC STEP TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTUREPraia - February 8th, 2019 – The Prime-Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde, the Executive Director of ECREEE and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Luxembourg, inaugurate the debut of the first seven vehicles 100% ele Read More |
Launching of the National Clean Cooking Alliance of The GambiaECREEE organized also a Capacity Building Workshop for Media Practitioners, Capacity Enhancement and Sensitization Workshops for Biochar Systems and Sustainable Forest Management Read More |
ECREEE CELEBRATES WORLD INTERNATIONAL ENERGY DAYMay 25th – 2016 – Building capacities is a very important pillar in the foundations of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and such activities are always important to disseminate information and raise awareness. Read More |
Capacity Building Workshop in Production and Distribution of Improved Stoves and Cooking FuelBAMAKO, 30-MAY-2016- The capacity building workshop in production and distribution of improved stoves and cooking fuel opened today in Bamako, Mali with an inaugural session chaired by the top Adviser to the Minister of Energy and Water of Mali, M. Read More |
ECOWAS WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE WOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT OPENS IN COTONOUThe ECOWAS Workshop on Sustainable Wood Energy Management opened at the Palais de Congres in Cotonou, Benin, on the 9th May. Read More |
Energy experts launch Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centers to promote inclusive and sustainable energy industries in ACP countriesPraia, Cape Verde - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in close cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and financial support of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) organized a study tour for senior e Read More |
COMING SOON: THE NEXT EREF CALL FOR MINI-GRIDS IN THE ECOWAS REGIONThe ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) will support the second call for proposals, which the focus is to provide grant co-funding for the installation of renewable energy powered micro-grids (including hybrids), in rural and peri-urban areas of the ECOWAS Member States. Read More |
ARE promotes Atelier Off-grid B2B in TogoTogether with the Delegation of the European Union to Togo (EUD), GIZ and the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Togo, ARE will co-organise the 1-day Atelier Off-grid B2B Togo on 12 June 2019 in conjunction with the Togo-EU Economic Forum champi Read More |
ECREEE PROMOTES TRAINING FOR SOLAR THERMAL EXPERTSKoforidua – Ghana, September 25th, 2017 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in coordination with its partners, is organizing a 3 day training of trainer’s workshop on solar thermal energy, taking place at the Kofo Read More |
New Studies Released on LightingThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a set of three studies on efficient lighting, with a special emphasis in the ECOWAS region. Read More |
West Africa nations to phase out incandescent lampsGovernment representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have established a regionally coordinated framework to phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps by 2020 at the latest. Read More |
THE SEEA-WA PROJECT TEAM HOLDS ITS 4th COORDINATION MEETINGOn 3 November 2012, the expert team on the SEEA-WA project met to appraise the activities implemented in the year 2012 and deliberate on action plans for the second year of the project cycle. Read More |
ECREEE UNDERTAKES STOCKTAKING MISSION TO GUINEA-BISSAUWithin the framework of the implementation of the SEEA-WA project, a team of experts, led by Mr Martin Lugmayr and Mr Jansenio Delgado from ECREEE, and accompanied by Mr Peter Cattelaens, an expert from the EU Energy Initiative, Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) conducted a stocktaking Read More |
ECOWAS EXPERTS TRAINED ON ENERGY PLANNINGECREEE and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) organized a regional workshop on Energy Planning Methodologies and Tools in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 10–12 December 2012. Read More |
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOWAS RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY (EREF) PROJECTS UNDERWAYThe implementation of the First Call of the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) got underway with the commencement of the contracting phase in February 2013. This was based on the recommendations of the EREF technical committee which approved 41 projects for the grant award. Read More |
Relatório de Progresso Regional sobre as Energias Renováveis, Eficiência Energética e Acesso à Energia na região da CEDEAO - Ano de monitoração: 2016Read More |
Regional progress report on renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy access in ECOWAS region - Monitoring year 2016Read More |
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