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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

 

MISE À JOUR - 28 Juin

1st ECOWAS Conference and Training on CSP

Le Centre de la CEDEAO pour les énergies renouvelables et l'efficacité énergétique (CEREEC) organise une formation de quatre jours sur les centrales solaires à concentration (CSP) dans le cadre de l'assistance technique que le CENER fournit au CEREEC ,en vue d’évaluer le potentiel des CSP dans la région de la CEDEAO, qui doit se tenir à Praia, Cap-Vert, du 17 au 20 Juin 2013.

VEF Side Event: Regional Sustainable Energy Centers in Africa

La Direction de l'énergie et du climat de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour le développement industriel (ONUDI), en étroite collaboration avec le Centre pour les énergies renouvelables et l'efficacité énergétique de la CEDEAO (CEREEC) et le Forum mondial sur l'énergie durable (GFSE), organisent un événement parallèle du VEF sur  les centres régionaux pour l'énergie durable en Afrique: dans le but de créer des marchés régionaux pour soutenir la Décennie de l'énergie durable pour tous (SE4A

Vienna Energy Forum 2013

Le CEREEC et une délégation de la CEDEAO de haut niveau, dirigée  par le Président de la CEDEAO, participeront au prochain Forum de Vienne sur l'énergie, qui aura lieu du 28 au 30 mai  2013. Le président annoncera la contribution volontaire de la CEDEAO à l'initiative de l'énergie durable pour tous  (SE4ALL). L'engagement volontaire reflète les résultats du Forum de haut niveau sur l'énergie de la CEDEAO, qui a eu lieu à Accra, au Ghana du 29 au 31 octobre 2012.

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