Financing Mechanisms
ECOWAS HOLDS ITS FIRST RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS FORUMCo-organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the first ECOWAS Renewable Energy Investment (EREI) and Business Forum took place on 27–28 September in Dakar, Senegal. 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 |
ECREEE, AND PARTNERS, ORGANIZE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL OFF-GRID RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (IOREC) IN ACCRA, GHANAECREEE 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. Read More |
ECREEE Participates in a Multidisciplinary Dialogue on ‘Renewable Energy Technologies for Productive Uses in West Africa’The International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS) of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (ICS-UNIDO) organized a workshop on ‘Renewable Energy Technologies for Productive Uses in West Africa’, in Trieste, Italy, from 17–19 April 2012. Read More |
ECOWAS OBSERVATORY for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to be launched at High Level Energy ForumECREEE and UNIDO are currently implementing the regional GEF project ‘Promoting Coordination, Coherence and Knowledge Management under the Energy Component of the Strategic Programme for West Africa (SPWA)’. Read More |
ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) approves 41 sustainable energy projects with an overall volume of 3 million EURThe Technical Committee of the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) for rural and peri-urban areas approved 41 projects with an overall volume of €3m. Read More |
ECREEE Strengthens its Energy Efficiency MandateECREEE Establishes a Technical Committee for the SEEA-WA Project |
First Stakeholder Forum of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) in South AfricaMore than 250 participants from civil society, research institutions, the private sector (including financial institutions) and government institutions gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, for the First Stakeholder Forum of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) 9–10 May 2012. Read More |
France Supports Upcoming ECOWAS High Level ForumThe Government of France provided a €60,000 financial support towards the organization of the upcoming ECOWAS High Level Forum: “Paving the Way for Sustainable Energy for All in West Africa through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency”, scheduled for October 2012 in Accra, Ghana.At an official Read More |
Workshop on Financing and Investments in Mitigation Actions in West AfricaA two-day workshop on Financing and Investments in Mitigation Actions in West Africa was held June 4-5, 2012 in Accra, Ghana. It was jointly organized by ECREEE in collaboration with the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Business Climate Facility (BizClim). Read More |
Workshop on Financing and Investments in Mitigation Actions in West AfricaA two-day workshop on Financing and Investments in Mitigation Actions in West Africa was held June 4-5, 2012 in Accra, Ghana. It was jointly organized by ECREEE in collaboration with the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Business Climate Facility (BizClim). Read More |
ECREEE Conducts Capacity Building on Renewable Energy Policies and Incentive SchemesECREEE, in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Savings (IDAE), organized a two-day intensive training course on “National Renewable Energy Policies and Incentive Schemes”. Read More |
ECOWAS Small-Scale Hydro Power Programme Receives Strong Support from ECOWAS Member StatesECREEE, in collaboration with UNIDO, the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) of the World Bank, as well as the Government of Liberia, and supported by the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID), conducted a key worksh Read More |
1st Edition of the ECOWAS RE Investment and Business ForumThe first Edition of the ECOWAS RE Investment and Business Forum was attended by about 90 participants coming from Senegal and the remaining the ECOWAS member countries, Europe and USA on the 27th and 28th of September in Dakar (Senegal). Read More |
SONABHY (Societe Nationale Burkinabe d'Hydrocarbures) - Burkina FasoRead More |
DEG (German Investment Corporation)Read More |
African Development Bank (AfDB)Read More |
EIB - European Investment BankRead More |
JICA - Japan International Cooperation AgencyRead More |
