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Tonga's energy efficiency future discussed at workshop
More than 40 participants representing government departments, private sector and other relevant organisations are taking part in a workshop to discuss the Tonga Energy Efficiency Master Plan in Nuku’alofa this week.

BURKINA: TOWARDS THE ADOPTION OF A GENDER MAINSTREAMING POLICY IN ENERGY ACCESS
The Ministry of Energy plans to ensure equal access to energy resources. To this end, a workshop to validate the action plan for gender mainstreaming in energy access in Burkina Faso was organized.

GENDER PROMOTION: THE ENERGY SECTOR VALIDATES ITS ACTION PLAN
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Mr.

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.

Brenwe Hydro contract signed with NZ joint venture
The Government of Vanuatu has signed the contract for the construction of the Brenwe Hydro plant under the Vanuatu Energy Access Project (VEAP) with the New Zealand joint venture, MAPs/Vortex.

Bringing Renewable Power to Solomon Islands, with a financing package worth over US$200 million
Construction now set to begin on Tina River Hydropower Project in early 2020

RCREEE hosts a technical committee meeting ofATMP program
January 20, 2020: RCREEE hosted a technical workshop tackling the reports developed under the Active Turbine Management Program (ATMP) project. The workshop welcomed the project's technical committee members representing the governm

RCREEE hosts a technical committee meeting of ATMP program
January 20, 2020: RCREEE hosted a technical workshop tackling the reports developed under the Active Turbine Management Program (ATMP) project. The workshop welcomed the project's technical committee members representing the governm
East African Regional Micro-Grid Academy officially opened at Kenya Power Institute of Energy Studies, Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi, 20 January 2020: A one-week Micro-Grid Academy officially kicks off today at Kenya Power and Lighting Company Institute of Energy Studies, Nairobi, Kenya with over 60 participants from the East African Partner States and Italy.

RCREEE welcomes APSEY 13th round interns
January 2020- Cairo, Egypt: With great pleasure and excitement the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) family welcomed on board new interns, as part of the Arab Program for Sustainable Energy Youth ™ (APSEY).

Call for papers for the 2020 ISEC focusing on “Renewable Heating and Cooling in Integrated Urban and Industrial Energy Systems”
The AEE – Institute for Sustainable Technologies (AEE INTEC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-ETIP) are c

Call for 2020 Clean Energy Access Awards closes on 17 January 2020

IRENA and EACREEE Sign MoU to Accelerate Renewable Energy Development in the EAC Region
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 12 January 2020 — The East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Efficiency (EACREEE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today establish

CARICOM Energy Innovation Challenge
The Innovation Challenge is being hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE).

Call for applicants from Egypt & Tunisia for 5 month internship in Wind Sector
WESET- Wind Engineering Erasmus Plus Project announces up to 20 grants for master or doctoral degree students for 5-month internships at the programme's countries of the Erasmus.

Season's Greetings from the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres
Season's Greetings from the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC).

Season’s Greetings from the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres
Season's Greetings from the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC).