Mahama Kappiah appointed ECOWAS Ambassador to UN

ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) announces the assignment of its inaugural Executive Director Mr. Mahama Kappiah to the position of the ECOWAS Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York USA. This takes effect from May 1st 2020.
 
Mr. Kappiah in his position as Executive Director, created and led ECREEE from inception in 2010 to become a full-fledged institution whose annual budget currently exceeds USD 15 million, from a modest USD 2 million, and this led to its replication in other regions of the world as a model for sustainable energy development. As Executive Director, he cultivated key partnerships to optimise fund mobilisation and sustained national and international partnerships to make its programmes and services a reference for African energy initiatives. He Influenced policies and implemented major energy projects supported by governments and private sector investments and actively participated in the creation of the West African Power Pool (WAPP). He also created the Regional Electricity Regulation Authority (ERERA) and regularly facilitated high-level collaborations with executive decision makers, policy makers and government officials.
 
For his exemplary contributions to the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector, he received the African Energy Leader of the Year Award for outstanding performance and innovation in the energy industry, and the Green Future Leadership Award for leading positive social change in 2017. He is a board member for key international renewable energy organisations, including the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), the Clean Energy Solutions Centre, and member of the Africa-Europe High-Level Platform for Sustainable Energy Investments (SEI Platform). He will be succeeded by Mr. Bah Saho who will act as the Executive Director of ECREEE. Mr. Saho comes into this position with a wealth of experience spanning a period of over 25 years in the energy sector.
 
As the time has come for Mr. Kappiah to take this exceptionally prestigious step in his professional career, the entire staff of ECREEE wishes him the very best in all future endeavors.