ECREEE and Partners train Solar PV Entrepreneurs
A five-day regional training on Project proposal development, Marketing Strategies and Access to Finance for Solar Photovoltaic entrepreneurs commenced on Monday 7th August 2017, in Dakar, Senegal.
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ECOWAS workshop on policy and regulation for clean energy mini-grids and on the Renewable Energy Tariff Toolbox
Abuja, 22/July/2017 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) in coordination with EUEI PDF and the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Power and Housing, organized a 6 days’ workshop on policy and regulation for clean energ
RCREEE signs two MoUs with RES4MED and MEDENER to enhance cooperation on RE and EE promotion in the Southern-Mediterranean countries
25 July 2017 - During a signature ceremony at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, RCREEE signed two Memorandum of Understandings with RES4MED and MEDENER to formalize and further enhance cooperation on renewable energy deployment and
ECREEE AT WEST AFRICA POWER SUMMIT 2017 IN SENEGAL
Experts discussed “Renewable Energy Investment” at Banjul Consultative Meeting
A two-day consultation meeting on “Renewable Energy Investment” was held in Banjul under the auspices of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, ECREEE.
ECOWAS validates its regional Directive on Gender Assessments in Energy Projects
Energy experts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) validated and adopted the ECOWAS Directive on Gender Assessments in Energy Projects, during a 3-day workshop held from 26 – 28 June 2017 in Accra, Ghana.
UNIDO, ECREEE and Sao Tomé e Príncipe join efforts to scale-up renewable energy and energy efficiency
CARICOM Member States adopt and sign CCREEE legal agreement
The legal agreement of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) was adopted by the Thirty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 6 July 2017 in Grena
ECREEE SIGNS IMPORTANT MoU WITH R20
Following the Austrian World Summit, on June 20th in Vienna, ECREEE signed a high-level partnership with R20, in order to better carry out the value chain of identification, development and financing of sub-natio
Tunisia launches the first solar and wind authorization round for projects
Another Record Breaking Year for Renewable Energy: More renewable energy capacity for less money
Record power capacity of 161 GW added, for 23% less investment (USD 241.6 billion)
Today REN21 published its Renewables 2017 Global Status Report (GSR), the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy.
RCREEE chairs the Global Network for Sustainable Energy Centers (GN-SEC)
During the second meeting for the Global Network for Regional Sustainable energy Centers (GN-SEC) held in Vienna 13 May 2017, RCREEE was chosen to chair the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centers for the next two years.
RCREEE welcomes five interns from the Arab republic of Syria to APSEY round 8
On May 2, RCREEE with the support of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) welcomed five Syrian interns in the 8th round of the Arab Program for Sustainable Energy Youth (APSEY).
Second Meeting of the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC), at the Vienna Energy Forum 2017
Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC), Saturday 13 May 2017
Vienna Energy Forum 2017 calls for Joint and Integrated Approaches for Achieving Sustainable Energy for All, 09-12 May 2017
The Vienna Energy Forum (VEF) a global, multi-stakeholder platform for discussing key issues of energy debate and to move the global energy agenda forward, was held in Vienna, Austria on 11 and 12 May 2017.
European Union provides support to SACREEE for the development of a regional program on Industrial Energy Efficiency
In order to contribute to the competitiveness of the industrial sector in the region and in line with the SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap 2015 – 2063, SACREEE is launching a regional program on Industrial Energy Efficiency.
SACREEE partnered with IRENA to launch the SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility
On 27 April 2017 in Maseru – Lesotho, SACREEE and IRENA jointly organised the kick-off meeting for the SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility.
African Energy Corridor: Review of Renewable Energy Zones and Initiation of Project Sites Analysis
This two-day workshop, held from 24 – 25 April 2017, was organised jointly by SACREEE and IRENA and brought together senior officials of the Ministries, utilities, regulatory bodies and research centres from the Southern African Power Pool region.