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ECOWAS Council of Ministers adopts the ECOWAS Policies on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
The 70th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers on Friday, 21 June 2013 in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire considered and adopted the ECOWAS Policies on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, as well as the ECOWAS Small-Scale Hydro Power Prog

Lighting-Up a Low Carbon Future
The lights are going on all over Africa, home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Overall, that is great news.

ECREEE SIGNS AN MoU WITH THE JRC
The JRC and the Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (ECREE) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration at the occasion of the Vienna Ener

ECREEE signs 2 million Euro agreement with the Austrian Development Agency
VIENNA, 29 May 2013 - At the margins of the Vienna Energy Forum the Managing Director of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer, and Mr.

Signing of MOU on the establishment of the East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE)
VIENNA, 28 May 2013 – ECREEE supports the establishment of other regional sustainable energy Centers in Africa in cooperation with UNIDO, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). ECREEE part

African Experts Receive Training on Small Scale Hydro Power
Vienna, 27 May 2013 - In conjunction with the Vienna Energy Forum (VEF) the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized a training sessi

MRU GOVERNMENTS ENDORSE ENERGY FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT (E4WE)
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), the Government of Sierra Leone, the MRU, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the African Development Bank (AfD
Tender for supply and installation of Electrical Grid in Guinea-Bissau
TESE-EWB has launched the tender for supply, delivery, unloading, installation and commissioning of low and medium voltage electrical grids connected to a Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant, in Bambadinca (Guinea-Bissau).

ECOWAS President Visits the ECREEE Secretariat in Praia, Cape Verde
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouédraogo, visited the Cape Verde-based ECOWAS Centre for Renewal Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) on March 21, 2013 to meet with the managemen

‘Gambia can be energy self-reliant ’
The Gambia can achieve its energy goal and be energy self-reliant if it focuses on renewable energy such as wind and solar, the commissioner of the United States Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has stated.

Consultative meeting on the East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE)
A Consultative Meeting on the establishment of the East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE) took place from 11 to 12 March 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania.
ECREEE, 2IE, KNUST AND SIREA, AWARDED RESEARCH GRANT FOR CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
ECREEE, in partnership with l’Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE), Burkina Faso (lead partner), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and SIREA-ENERGIE, France, received a grant of €743,096.

ECREEE PARTICIPATES IN THE 71st EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING PROGRAMME
ECREEE, as a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) Programme, was invited to participate in the International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry (SHC 2012), and the 71s
ECREEE PARTNERS WITH CLUB-ER ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
The Club of Agencies and Structures in charge of Rural Electrification (CLUB-ER) held their 9th Annual Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire from December 10 - 14, 2012.

ECREEE PARTICIPATES IN THE 5th PRESENTATION OF THE RE EXHIBITION IN DAKAR
The RE exhibition was held in the International Hall of Renewable Energy in Dakar, Senegal from November 7 - 10, 2012.

ECREEE AND NARUC FORGE NEW PARTNERSHIP
On 2 November 2012, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) went into a partnership agreement with ECREEE.

THE SEEA-WA PROJECT TEAM HOLDS ITS 4th COORDINATION MEETING
On 3 November 2012, the expert team on the SEEA-WA project met to appraise the activities implemented in the year 2012 and deliberate on action plans for the second year of the project cycle.