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Image of ECREEE launches scheme to create qualified solar workforce

ECREEE launches scheme to create qualified solar workforce

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has unveiled an initiative aimed at improving the skills of solar installers in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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VISITING PROFESSOR FROM CANADA ON RENEWABLE ENERGY IN TONGA

Professor Harrie Vredenburg from the University in Calgary, Canada was in Tonga this week to visit the Tonga Department of Energy, the Tonga Power Limited and the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE).

Image of ECREEE and POWERCHINA to boost sustainable energy in West Africa

ECREEE and POWERCHINA to boost sustainable energy in West Africa

January 10th, 2018 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Image of RCREEE and the World Bank assess solar PV status in Yemen

RCREEE and the World Bank assess solar PV status in Yemen

The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in collaboration with the World Bank published a study to assess the status of solar PV in Yemen and its development in recent years.

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Stakeholders’ buy-in critical to the region’s sustainable energy development

The Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) is committed to support island member countries of the Pacific Community (SPC) to improve access to modern, affordable and reliable energy services and energy security by promo

Image of Burkina Faso launches Sahel region's largest solar power plant

Burkina Faso launches Sahel region's largest solar power plant

West Africa's biggest solar power plant goes onstream on Wednesday as Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, inaugurates a novel scheme to boost renewables and cut energy dependence on its neighbours.