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Inauguration of a Solar Mini-Grid Project in Niger

The Ministry of Energy, has officially received from Plan International Niger on June 28, 2018, a 27.5 KWC Solar mini-grid for the village of Gorou 1. This Renewable Energy Promotion Project is supported by the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) in collaboration with Plan International Spain. This project has impacted directly about 4412 people from the aforementioned village, enabling them to have access to modern energy services.

Mon, 07/09/2018 - 12:15

First Technical Committee meeting of the Regional Certification Scheme for Solar PV Installers

After three years of development of the Regional Certification Scheme (RCS) for solar PV installers, ECREEE has reached the stage where the RCS will become operational in eight pilot countries in 2018, before it is rolled-out to the remaining seven ECOWAS countries. The certificate for off-grid solar PV installers is the first certificate that will be issued under the ECOWAS Certification for Sustainable Energy Skills (ECSES) programme that will initially focus on installers of simple off-grid PV systems.

Mon, 07/09/2018 - 10:13

ECREEE is celebrating 8 years of operation

Sustainable Energy Development in West Africa: Tracking Progress

Fri, 07/06/2018 - 11:28

ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Resources pays a working visit to ECREEE

From L - R: H.E. Dr. Jeremias Furtado, ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Resources and Mr. Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of ECREEE

Praia, 3/July/18 - The ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Resources, His Excellency Dr. Jeremias Furtado payed a working visit to the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), with the double purpose to auscultate and be aware of the concerns of the staff and also present one of the major programs of his commissariat which is the ECOWAS Pension Scheme.

Wed, 07/04/2018 - 22:06

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS SCRUTINIZED AT THE ECREEE REGIONAL OFF-GRID ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT WORKSHOP

ECREEE – Accra,  June 26,  2018 – The second regional workshop under ECREEE’s Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) has opened in the Ghanaian capital Accra. The theme of the workshop is ‘promoting investments in standalone solar systems in the West Africa and Sahel regions’. The two-day forum brings together a diverse group of stakeholders in the energy sector from the ECOWAS member states and beyond.

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 09:14

SOLAR COMPANIES GATHER TO EXPLORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SOLAR OFF-GRID MARKET

Accra, June 25 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), through its Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP), held the first edition of the Business-to-Business (B2B) networking event, bringing together companies from the solar off-grid industry.

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 23:51

ROGEP Training workshop for Entrepreneurs launched in Accra

Accra, June 20 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Regional training workshop to reinforce the knowledge and skills of entrepreneurs in the economic Bloc opened in Accra on Wednesday. The four-day event, geared towards creating the enabling environment for the uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the region, brought together some 40 entrepreneurs from across the ECOWAS and beyond.

Thu, 06/21/2018 - 11:36

Dissemination of technical and economical feasible solutions for solar photovoltaic (PV) irrigation in ECOWAS

Accra, 28/June/2018 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency (ECREEE) has organized a research dissemination workshop on the Economic Viability of Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic Irrigation in the ECOWAS region. The workshop took place in Accra, Ghana on the 28th of June 2018 and featured more than 60 participants from the 15 ECOWAS countries.

Mon, 06/18/2018 - 16:46

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