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ECOWAS WORKSHOP ON WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT

Praia, Cape Verde
11/04/2013

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 jointly organized a regional workshop on wind power development in the ECOWAS region under the umbrella of the GEF Strategic Programme for West Africa (GEF-SPWA).

Wed, 11/06/2013 - 17:30

Access to Sustainable Energy for All with Gas

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
11/04/2013

A two-day seminar jointly organized by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, the International Gas Union (IGU),the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and Petroci will be held from 4 to 5 November 2013, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. It will provide a unique opportunity to share first-hand experiences of the options gas offers in the context of the economic development of a country or region.

Tue, 11/05/2013 - 15:41

ECREEE CTI-PFAN AND PARTNERS ORGANIZED THE ECOWAS RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT WEEK

La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
10/08/2013

Accra, Ghana – October 8th - 10th, 2013 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in collaboration with the USAID Regional Clean Energy Initiative, the Climate Technology Initiative-Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI-

Fri, 10/18/2013 - 11:00

ECREEE CTI-PFAN AND PARTNERS ORGANIZED THE ECOWAS RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT WEEK

La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
10/08/2013

Accra, Ghana – October 8th - 10th, 2013 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in collaboration with the Regional Clean Energy Initiative of the United States Agency for International Development, the Climate Technology Initiative-Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI-PFAN), the Regional Collaboration Centre of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC-RCC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD), organized the ECOWAS Renewable Energ

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 09:47

Promoting National Policies and Incentive Schemes in ECOWAS member states

Accra
10/09/2013

The ECOWAS center for renewable energy and Energy Efficiency and the International renewable energy Agency IRENA jointly organize a two week training workshop for West African policy makers on promoting national policies and incentive schemes in ECOWAS member states in Accra, Ghana from the 9th of to the 20th of September.

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 12:09

Renewable Energy in West Africa: Status, Experiences and Trends

Praia and Las Palmas
10/07/2013

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), Casa Africa and the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias S.A. (ITC), today jointly announced the release of a new publication - Renewable Energy in West Africa: Status, Experiences and Trends.

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 11:11

West African Development Bank Mission (WADB)

Praia, Cape Verde,
06/12/2013

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) will receive at its headquarters in Praia, Cape Verde, a high-level delegation from the West African Development Bank (Banque Ouest africaine de developpement, in French), composed by Mr. Eric BIO, special adviser in the Office of the Chairman and Director of the Carbon Fund project and Mr. Mahamadou BIGA, Head of the Public sector department at the Direction of Rural development and Infrastructures of the Bank, from 12th to 14th June 2013. The visit aims to strengthen cooperation initiated between ECREEE and BOAD.

Tue, 06/11/2013 - 16:56

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

Dakar, Senegal
07/03/2013

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of ECOWAS (ECREEE) and the Union Nations    Environment Programme (UNEP) with support of Clu-ER is organizing a workshop on the development of a regional strategy for Energy Efficient lighting scheduled to  hold from 2 - 3 July, 2013 in Dakar, Senegal.
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 16:49

Concentrating solar power for West African: Training and Conference

Praia, Cape Verde
06/17/2013

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is organizing 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 18–21, 2013, in Praia, Cape Verde.

Tue, 06/11/2013 - 15:17

Small Scale Hydro Power Training for African Experts

05/27/2013

The training was executed under the umbrella of the ECOWAS Small Scale Hydro Power Program which was developed by ECREEE in partnership with UNIDO. The Program was adopted by the ECOWAS Ministers of Energy during the High Level Energy Conference which took place from 29 to 31 October 2012 in Accra, Ghana. The regional program aims to contribute towards increased access to modern, affordable and reliable energy services, energy security and mitigation of climate change by establishing an enabling environment for small-scale hydro power investments in West Africa.

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 10:28

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