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SAVE THE DATE: ECOWAS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WEEK 2017

MAHAMA KAPPIAH AWARDED AFRICAN ENERGY LEADER OF THE YEAR

OFF-GRID AND MINI-GRID CAN SOLVE AFRICA’S ELECTRICITY CRISIS

H.E. Kofi Annan, President African progress Panel

ECREEE Receives US$ 1 Million Grant to Promote Women in Energy

From L - R: Ms. Monica Maduekwe - ECOW-GEN Project Coordinator, Mr. Mahama Kappiah - Executive Director of ECREEE, Ms. Victoria Flattau - NEPAD-IPPF Infrastructure Officer

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ECREEE AT WEST AFRICA POWER SUMMIT 2017 IN SENEGAL

Praia, 19 July 2017- Energy experts and senior decision makers from across the ECOWAS region have concluded a three-day Summit in the Senegalese Capital Dakar.

Experts discussed “Renewable Energy Investment” at Banjul Consultative Meeting

A two-day consultation meeting on “Renewable Energy Investment” was held in Banjul under the auspices of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, ECREEE. The synergy was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of the Gambia in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO). The Executive Director of ECREEE, Mahama Kappiah who presided over the meeting described the energy sector as crucial for job creation.

ECOWAS validates its regional Directive on Gender Assessments in Energy Projects

Energy experts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) validated and adopted the ECOWAS Directive on Gender Assessments in Energy Projects, during a 3-day workshop held from 26 – 28 June 2017 in Accra, Ghana.

UNIDO, ECREEE and Sao Tomé e Príncipe join efforts to scale-up renewable energy and energy efficiency

From left to right: Martin Lugmayr, UNIDO Sustainable Energy Expert; Carlos Vila Nova, Sao Tomé e Príncipe’s Minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Environment; and Jansenio Delgado, ECREEE Senior Energy Expert

SÃO TOMÉ, 13 July 2017 – UNIDO, the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Government of Sao Tomé e Príncipe agreed on the main pillars of a strategic programme, finance by the Global Environment Facility, to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in the country.