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ECREEE JOINS USAID TO LAUNCH NDC Leaders Compact: Countries Leading the Way on Climate Action at COP 22
Organized by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
ECREEE at COP22
ECREEE prepared to collaborate and work with the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) to upscale renewable energy in the ECOWAS region.
BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION SEEKS CLEAN ENERGY ENTREPRENEURS IN WEST AFRICA
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Senegal in renewables drive as new solar park unveiled
Senegal put into service one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest solar energy projects Saturday as it pushes to become a regional player in renewables on a continent where the majority remain off-grid.
ECOWAS to develop robust energy market
Praia, 26 October 2016 – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency with its agencies and partners are to develop a robust regional energy ma
ECREEE COP 22 Side Event
Subnational Integration of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCS): Needs and Opportunities for Localizing Energy sector NDCs goals.
Launch of the development of a Renewable Energy tariff calculation toolbox for ECOWAS
Praia, 24th October 2016 – The interest for low carbon renewable energy technologies is gaining momentum in West Africa. Renewable energy deployment is
ECREEE Launches Regional Certification Scheme for Solar PV Installers
ECREEE and UEMOA with support from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and other partners invite training institutions from ECOWAS me
Survey on Developing an ECOWAS Regulation on Gender Assessment in Energy Infrastructure

ECOWAS PRESIDENT PAYS FIRST VISIT TO ECREEE
Praia – October 3, 2016 – The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Mr.
Launching of the National Clean Cooking Alliance of The Gambia
ECREEE organized also a Capacity Building Workshop for Media Practitioners, Capacity Enhancement and Sensitization Workshops for Biochar Systems and Sustainable Forest Management
Webinar: Renewable Energy Financing Promotion
IRENA, ECREEE and ECCAS are pleased to invite you on Monday 25th of July at 12 pm GMT (4:00 pm Abu Dhabi) to the webinar “Promouvoir le financement des énergies renouvelables: IRENA Sustainable Energy Marketplace”.
Roundtable for Parliamentary Action Meeting for Renewable Energy
The United Nations Development Programme and the Climate Parliament, with the generous support of the European Commission held a meeting in Dakar, Senegal on 1 and 2 June 2016 within the scope of their programme for Parliamentar
ECREEE Participates in the AFRICA Carbon forum
From the 28th to 30th of June 2016, Kigali, Rwanda was host to the 8th edition of the Africa Carbon Forum.
Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres
UNIDO coordinates the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres in cooperation with various regional economic communities and organizations such as the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE).
Renewable Energy a Game Changer for Socio-economic Development in the ECOWAS region
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is key to human survival and economic development in developing countries. With high cost of fuel prizes which impact on the economies of developing countries as well as the rampant d
ECOWAS TO DEVELOP MODALITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN MEMBER STATES
ECOWAS is set to develop a mechanism to ensure that member states implement Renewable Energy policies, projects and plans to meet the global target for sustainable energy for all by 2030.