The side event "Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Investments for Sustainable Development in West Africa" is scheduled to take place on the 7 of December 2011 from 16:45 to 18:15 (Room Apies River).

The SWAC/OECD in cooperation with ECREEE, the Government of Cape Verde and the Government of Brazil organized the 2011 West Africa Club Forum on "West Africa and Brazil: Addressing Renewable Energy Challenges".

ECREEE Workshops

The UNESCO cluster office in Bamako is organising a regional training on Solar Energy from the 28 of Nov to 9th of Dec 2011, in Mali.

ECREEE with the support of UNDP Regional Programme for Poverty Reduction (UNDP PREP) organised a Regional Workshop on the theme "Accelerating Universal Energy Access Through The Use of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency"  from the 24

The "BIOMASS WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA CONGRESS 2011", schedule to hold on the 24th - 25th of November, will address the complex and rapidly shifting factors that impact wood biomass pricing

In the context of the 2011 Africa Industrialization Day, ECREEE in cooperation with UNIDO and the Ministry for Industry in Cape Verde are holding a one day workshop on "Tackling Energy Poverty in Africa & Industrialization in Cape Verde: the W

The results of the technical appraisal of received EREF concept notes were published in the service section.

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The second Technical Committee meeting and the fourth Executive Board meeting were held from the 20 to 21 October 2011, in Cotonou, Benin.

07 September 2011

The second ECREEE coordination meeting with the National Focal Institutions (NFIs) took place im Kumasi, Ghana, on 27 August 2011.

We would like to thank all applicants and partners for their numerous submissions. The large attendance reflects the high demand for sustainable energy solutions in the ECOWAS region.

GIS Energy Planning and RETScreen Training, 22 to 26 August, Kumasi, Ghana

Recently, three international flag-ship reports on renewable energy were published by UNEP, REN-21 and IPCC.

As part of its work programme for 2011, the Board members of ECREEE will be meeting in Accra, from the 5^th to 6^th of July, to conduct a mid-year review and to provide guidance on strategic issues.

The 3rd conference of the African Renewable Energy Alliance (AREA) on "Renewable Energy & Gender" was held in cooperation with ECREEE from June 29 – July 01, 2011 in Abuja, Nigeria.

21-23 June 2011, Austria

The Vienna Energy Forum 2011 was held from 21-23 June 2011 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. It facilitated the exchange of ideas on universal energy access.

ECREEE is holding a regional seminar on the Integration of Renewable Energy into the Energy Systems of the ECOWAS Region.

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