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In the framework of the celebration of World Energy Day, the Universidade Tecnica do Atlantico (UTA) organized a conference for students and guests at the ISECMAR building in Mindelo today, May 29.

Several national and international speakers from academia and the private sector addressed topics such as the smart grid, the history of the electricity sector in Cabo Verde and losses in the electricity distribution network. The conference concluded on the topic of the privatization of the national utility ELECTRA.

Praia, May 24, 2023 - The Third Meeting of the Technical Committee for the Certification of Sustainable Energy Competencies debuted on May 24 Praia under the auspices of the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE). Launched in 2015, the certification platform aims to promote professional skills and fill quality assurance gaps along the renewable energy and energy efficiency value chain in the ECOWAS region.

ECREEE closed this Friday, May 18, 2023, the series of regional capacity building workshops in the ECOWAS region on the quality assurance of off-grid solar photovoltaic products by the one organized in Lomé, Togo from May 16 to 18, 2023.

This workshop was preceded by two first regional workshops which took place respectively from May 3 to 6 in Niamey, Niger, and from May 9 to 11 in Accra, Ghana.