Procurements

The first call of the ECOWAS Special Intervention Fund (ESIF) is managed by the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) based in Praia, Cabo Verde. With the Fund, ECREEE contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the international agreements to reduce GHG emissions to keep the global average temperature rise below two degrees Celsius.

The GEF project (ID 5331) "Promotion of Investments in Small and Medium Capacity Renewable Energy Technologies in the Power Sector in Guinea-Bissau" is executed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in close partnership with the Ministry of National Resources and Energy of Guinea-Bissau, the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Small Islands Organization for Sustainable Energy and Resilience (SIDS DOCK).

To support the efforts of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger towards the provision of sustainable energy services to the most vulnerable populations and to capitalize on the very significant potential for solar energy in the region, UNDP and UNOPS in partnership with ECREEE are implementing, with SIDA funding and under the institutional anchoring of the Liptako-Gourma Authority (ALG), the "Rural Electrification Project by Renewable Energy Systems in the Liptako-Gourma Region - Pilot Phase", for a duration of 3 years (2021 - 2023).