Her Excellency Mrs. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, met with ECREEE staff on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, in Praia, Cabo Verde. Mr. Francis Semporé, Executive Director of ECREEE, welcomed the Vice President and her delegation and made a presentation on the programs and projects implemented by ECREEE for the development of renewable energy and the promotion of energy efficiency in ECOWAS member countries.

The Vice President congratulated ECREEE staff for their work and urged them to intensify their efforts to make a significant contribution to achieving the goal of access to sustainable energy services for all citizens of ECOWAS member countries by 2030.

This visit to ECREEE took place on the sidelines of the Vice-President's mission to Praia for the signing of the headquarters agreement between the ECOWAS Commission and the Government of Cabo Verde on the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) for Zone G (Cabo Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal) and to take part in the 10th Extraordinary Meeting of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).