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ECREEE CONDUCTS RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENT (RRA) IN THE GAMBIA

ECREEE, in part­nership with IRENA, based in Abu Dhabi, conducted a two-day RRA exercise in the Gambia, with the ob­jective of evaluating the country’s readiness for the deployment of renew­able energy technologies.

ECOWAS EXPERTS TRAINED ON ENERGY PLANNING

ECREEE and the International Re­newable Energy Agency (IRENA) organized a regional workshop on Energy Planning Methodologies and Tools in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 10–12 December 2012.

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THE UN INITIATIVE ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

In line with the declaration of the year 2012 as the International Year of Sustain­able Energy for All, on 23 August 2012 the Presi­dent of the Federal Republic of Nige­ria, Dr Jonathan Goodluck, and the Director General of the United Nations Indu

CAPE VERDE HOSTS REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON ECOWAS WIND AND SOLAR RESOURCE MAPPING

ECREEE, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the techni­cal assistance of Nexant, organized a regional workshop on ECOWAS Wind and Solar Resource Mapping in Praia, Cape Verde, from 9–11 July 2012.

REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SOLAR ENERGY BASED LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES, LOMÉ, TOGO

ECREEE, the United Nations Indus­trial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Energy and Resourc­es Institute (TERI), and the Government of Togo organized a regional training workshop on ‘Designing and implementing solar ener­gy-based livelihood pr

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ECOWAS AND GBEP CONDUCT WORKSHOP ON BIOMASS RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING

ECREEE, in collaboration with the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) organized a workshop on Biomass Resource Assessment and Mapping, under Activity Group 1 (AG1) of the Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) for Sustainable Bioenergy.

ECREEE, AND PARTNERS, ORGANIZE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL OFF-GRID RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (IOREC) IN ACCRA, GHANA

ECREEE 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.

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ECOWAS PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL IN WEST AFRICA

The ECOWAS Commission, through ECREEE, and in collaboration with the Gov­ernment of Ghana, the Global Fo­rum on Sustainable Energy (GFSE), the Global Environment Fund (GEF) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) organis

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CEM Initiative to Boost West Africa Efficiency Efforts

An energy efficiency initiative under the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is supporting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) towards achieving its regional energy efficiency objective of doubling the annual improvement in energy e

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TEC KNUST short courses in Renewable Energy

As part of its contribution to building national and sub-regional capacity in developing sustainable energy systems, The Energy Center (TEC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Gha

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TARIFF SETTING

TESE – Development Association / Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is executing the EU Bambadinca Sta Claro – Community Programme for Access to Renewable Energy, contract nº2011/231-830, has as spec

ECREEE and CTI-PFAN launches a RE Business Plan Competition

The ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), the Climate Technology Initiative – Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI-PFAN) and the Regional Clean Energy Investment Initiative (RCEII) of the U.S.