Monrovia, 20 April 2012 -The ECOWAS regional workshop on small scale hydro power ended on 20^th April 2012 in Monrovia, Liberia

ECREEE in collaboration with Kommunalkredit Public Consulting (KPC), the Belgian Federal JI/CDM Programme and the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO), will jointly be hosting a side event, titled “Harnessing Carbon Market Opportunities

ECREEE in cooperation with the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) and the Government of Liberia agreed to hold a regional workshop to validate the proposal for a ECOWAS Small Scale Hydropower Programme and a capacity building se

Praia - The Fifth Executive Board Meeting of the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) held on Friday 13th April 2012 at the ECREEE Secretariat in Praia, Cape Verde.

During the ECOWAS High Level Energy Forum the ECOWAS Ministers of Energy approved the ECOWAS program for small-scale hydro power program and a regional bioenergy strategy framework.

ECREEE in cooperation with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Institute for

Praia, Cape Verde

Application deadline 23 March 2012

Bamako, Mali, 19 to 22 March, 2012

A Regional Bioenergy Strategy Framework was adopted at the ECOWAS Bioenergy Forum held on the 19th of March 2012.

02 March 2012, Praia, Cape Verde

ECREEE intends to award 41 projects with an overall grant amount of around 1 million Euro. An overview on the approved projects can be found in the section of the ECOWAS Renwable Energy Facility (EREF).

The ECOWREX was launched during the ECOWAS High Level Energy Forum. It informs market enablers and investors on renewable energy potentials, contacts and projects.

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