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RCREEE to scale up its cooperation via LCEC to Foster the Implementation of USD 1.6 billion Renewable Energy Investment Plan of Lebanon
Beirut- 4th of September 2015, RCREEE Executive Director Eng. Ahmed Badr met with the Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water, His Excellency Mr.
ECREEE STARTS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGER TO FORMULATE AN INCLUSIVE NATIONAL MASTER PLAN TO ACCELERATE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
Praia, 1st October 2015 – The project is launched to support the Agency for the Promotion of Electrification in Rural Areas of Niger (ANPER) to conceive an inclusive National Master Plan to accelerate rural el
Major UN Treaty comes into force – Small Island leaders say they will not be left behind
UNITED NATIONS (UN) HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY, 5 October 2015
On 30 September 2015, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Initiative – SIDS DOCK – celebrated the entry into force of the SIDS DOCK Treaty, recognising the establishment of the historic intergovernmental organisation vested with the full powers of the United Nations (UN). The Ceremony of the Establishment of SIDS DOCK was chaired by Dr. The Hon. Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Acting Chair of the SIDS DOCK Steering Committee, in the absence of the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Chair of the SIDS DOCK Steering Committee, who was unavoidably absent due to the destructive impacts of Tropical Storm Erika, in August 2015.
Grenada joins regional call at UN for action on climate change
Supporting the development of hydropower plant in Guinea-Bissau
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) today approved a grant worth approximately USD 1 million to support the development of a hydropower plant with an estimated capacity of 20 MW at Salthino in Guinea-Bissau.
Call for Proposals for Gender-responsive Clean Energy Investments in the ECOWAS Region- Applications Open on 12 October 2015
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and its partners are teaming together to establish a small grant facility to provide technical and financial support to upscale the dep
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR ENERGY POLICY RESEARCH – APPLICATION OPENS 1 OCTOBER 2015
ECOWAS RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM
1st German Energy Business Mission with the topic “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies for the Development Cape Verde”
ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Policy & Investment High Level Forum
ECOWAS Region Strives to be the Top Destination for Energy Investments
Ten finalists shortlisted for Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing awards
The Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF2) awards, in which entrepreneurs showcase their projec
Ivoire Hydro Energy scoops top prize at second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing awards
Etty Ekolan Alain is the winner of the top prize at the second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF2).
Renewable energy centre to be set up in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- A Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is to be established in Barbados, said minister with responsibility for energy, Senator Darcy Boyce, when he met with Paolo Serpi, Italy’s special envoy t
RCREEE Welcomes Ahmed Badr as its new Executive Director
1st of August 2015, RCREEE secretariat welcomed Eng. Ahmed Badr as the new Executive Director for a 3 year term. Eng.
Arab Program for Sustainable Energy Youth™ (APSEY) 5th interns round joins RCREEE
Cairo- Egypt; After shortlisting and processing around 800 application, RCREEE contracts seven interns as part of the APSEY program. Selected interns are from Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan .
ECREEE Organizes Strategy Meeting on Supporting ECOWAS Countries to Address Climate Change
The ECOWAS region is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impacts of climate change. Changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems and all development sectors in the region.
The SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) to be hosted by Namibia
The Energy Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) approved the establishment of the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE).
Head of States confirm Barbados as the host country of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
The Thirty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), held at Bridgetown, Barbados, 2-4 July 2015, endorsed the establishment of the "Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Effici