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Image of ECREEE to enhance electricity access through renewable energy by 35%

ECREEE to enhance electricity access through renewable energy by 35%

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has reaffirmed its commitment to increase household access to electricity in the sub-region by 35 per cent through renewable energy sources by 2020.

Image of ECREEE and Partners train Solar PV Entrepreneurs

ECREEE and Partners train Solar PV Entrepreneurs

A five-day regional training on Project proposal development, Marketing Strategies and Access to Finance for Solar Photovoltaic entrepreneurs commenced on Monday 7th August 2017, in Dakar, Senegal.

Image of RCREEE signs two MoUs with RES4MED and MEDENER to enhance cooperation on RE and EE promotion in the Southern-Mediterranean countries

RCREEE signs two MoUs with RES4MED and MEDENER to enhance cooperation on RE and EE promotion in the Southern-Mediterranean countries

25 July 2017 - During a signature ceremony at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, RCREEE signed two Memorandum of Understandings with RES4MED and MEDENER to formalize and further enhance cooperation on renewable energy deployment and

Image of CARICOM Member States adopt and sign CCREEE legal agreement

CARICOM Member States adopt and sign CCREEE legal agreement

The legal agreement of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) was adopted by the Thirty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ​on 6 July 2017 in Grena

Image of ECREEE SIGNS IMPORTANT MoU WITH R20

ECREEE SIGNS IMPORTANT MoU WITH R20

Following the Austrian World Summit, on June 20th in Vienna, ECREEE signed a high-level partnership with R20, in order to better carry out the value chain of identification, development and financing of sub-natio

Image of Tunisia launches the first solar and wind authorization round for projects

Tunisia launches the first solar and wind authorization round for projects

The Tunisian Ministry of Energy has just launched the first authorization round for projects in the renewable energy sector in line with the ‘authorization scheme’ set out in the Tunisian Decree 2016-1123 dated 9 February 2017 (

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RCREEE chairs the Global Network for Sustainable Energy Centers (GN-SEC)

During the second meeting for the Global Network for Regional Sustainable energy Centers (GN-SEC) held in Vienna 13 May 2017, RCREEE was chosen to chair the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centers for the next two years.