Director of AECID Visits ECREEE, Reaffirms Strategic Partnership

Praia, 9 July 2025 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) welcomed Mr. Antón Leis García, Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), during an official visit to its headquarters in Praia, Cabo Verde.

ECREEE Executive Director, Mr. Francis Sempore, presented the Centre’s mission, achievements, and long-standing partnership with AECID, which has supported ECREEE since the Centre’s establishment in 2010. This support has been instrumental in advancing sustainable energy, access to clean cooking, gender mainstreaming, energy-water-food nexus and circular economy initiatives across the ECOWAS region.

Mr. Leis García praised ECREEE’s impact and reaffirmed AECID’s commitment to West Africa. “ECREEE and ECOWAS Commission are strategic partners. We are proud of the results and always ready to collaborate with specialized agencies that deliver concrete impact on the ground,” he said. Both parties look forward to continue investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that deliver impact to rural communities in the framework of the new ECOWAS-AECID cooperation proramme.

This visit, which coincides with the 15^th anniversary of ECREEE, reaffirmed the strong and enduring relationship between ECREEE and AECID, built on shared values and a joint commitment to advancing the ECOWAS regional sustainable energy agenda.