Past Events

The 3^rd Meeting of the ECREEE ECOWAS-Donors Consultation Committee will take place on October 14, 2023 in Praia, Cabo Verde. The Consultative Committee is a consultative body responsible for reporting to the President of the Commission on the monitoring of ECREEE´s operations. It advises on ways and means of accelerating the achievement of ECREEE´s results.

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in collaboration with IEA Solar Heating & Cooling (SHC) and the Centre for Renewable Energy and Industrial Maintenance of Cabo Verde (CERMI), is organizing a advanced training course for solar thermal energy professionals, with a particular focus on large-scale solar water heating and solar cooling. The training will take place on October 10 and 11, 2023 in Praia, Cabo Verde.

To harness the potential of green hydrogen in the ECOWAS region, the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in collaboration with the West African Science Service Centre for Climate and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), developed the ECOWAS Green Hydrogen Policy and Strategic Framework, which was adopted by the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in July 2023, in Bissau, Guinea Bissau.

The ECOWAS Green Hydrogen Policy and Strategy Framework was developed and adopted by the ECOWAS Energy Ministers on the 24th of March 2023 in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, and it’s expected to be adopted by the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in July 2023. The vision is to position the ECOWAS region as one of the most competitive producers and suppliers of green hydrogen globally.