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The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) in New York and the Engineering Department of the University of Cape Verde (UNICV) in Mindelo, Sao Vicente, are executing an innovative certified distance-learning programme for building capacities of West African experts in the fields of sustainable energy systems and solutions.

The lights are going on all over Africa, home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Overall, that is great news. Children can study at night without breathing harmful or environmentally damaging kerosene fumes; the sense of security in poor communities, where people live in fear when night falls, is hugely increased; productivity for businesses improves as they can stay open later; and commonplace fires, caused by fallen candles or spilt fuels, become rare.

VIENA, 29 de Maio de 2013 - À margem do Fórum de Viena sobre a Energia , o Director-Geral da Agência Austríaca para o Desenvolvimento (ADA), Brigitte oppinger-Walchshofer, e o Diretor Executivo do ECREEE ,Sr. Mahama Kappiah, assinaram um acordo de financiamento, marcando a próxima fase operacional do Centro ,de acordo com o seu plano de negócios. " Com as respectivas assinaturas,a Áustria concedeu um montante suplementar de dois milhões de euros para a próxima fase, que termina em 2016", ao mesmo tempo que a Sra. oppinger-Walchshofer felicitava o Sr.

Vienna, 27 May 2013 - In conjunction with the Vienna Energy Forum (VEF) the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized a training session on small scale hydropower (SSHP) development for 20 experts from the West African region and other parts of Sub Saharan Africa. The training was held in different parts of Austria from 22 to 27 May 2013.