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Partnership between ECREEE and Smart City Foundation for innovation and sustainable energy in Cabo Verde
Praia, December 5, 2023 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Foundation Smart City Cabo Verde have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at spurring innovation in the field of rene

SACREEE Festive Season's Greetings
On behalf of our Board of Directors and Management, we are grateful to our Member Countries, Partners, and Stakeholders for the fruitful cooperation in 2023 and looking forward to 2024, with our key event being the 2024 SADC SUSTAINAB

ECREEE Celebrates Successful Internship Completion
November 30, 2023 - The ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) marked a milestone on November 30, 2023, as it celebrated the successful completion of internships by three young graduates.
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Caribbean Energy Champions
Energy Ministers, decision-makers from the public and private sectors and energy sector thought-leaders and experts, last week accepted the challenge to become Energy Champions at the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF-VIII) h

ECREEE at the 2nd German-Nigerian Symposium on Green Hydrogen
Abuja, November 13, 2023. ECREEE participated in the second German-Nigerian Symposium on Green Hydrogen in Abuja hosted by the German-Nigerian Hydrogen Office and the Nigerian government.

ECREEE PARTICIPATES IN 6TH MEETING OF THE GN-SEC AND THE IVECF
ECREEE represented by Mr.

Earlington “Earl” Barrett receives Energy Achievement Award
Engineer, Mr. Earlington “Earl” Barrett, Managing Director of Wigton Windfarm Limited is the recipient of the 2023 CARICOM Energy Achievement Award.

CSEF8 Opens with call for a just transition
The Eighth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF 8) opened in Kingston, Jamaica, on November 7, with energy stakeholders and policymakers reiterating their commitment to a just transition that significantly reduces carbon emissions and the reli

Prime minister of Cabo Verde and President of the ECOWAS Commission in new ECREEE premises
Praia, October 11, 2023 - In a momentous occasion, the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) marked a historic chapter in its journey as the new premises were unveiled by the Prime Minister of Cabo Ve

ECREEE AND KAS LAUNCH THE 2ND EDITION OF THE ECOWAS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY JOURNAL
Praia, November 7, 2023 - The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is taking another noteworthy step towards the development and promotion of sustainable energy practices and knowledge dissemination

EV-Lution IV to feature the latest in electric mobility
With the transport sector accounting for nearly 39 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean, there is no better time for the Caribbean to consider the switch to electric vehi

Upgrade Your Solar PV Career Potential with the ECOWAS Certification
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Agency (ANEREE) and the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineeri

IVECF Side Event "Enhance the means of implementation for the Agenda 2030 – Promoting south-south and triangular climate cooperation through the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centers”, 2 November 2023, 14:00-15:00, Vienna Hofburg Palace
UNIDO in partnership with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the GN-SEC centres is organising the side event "

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International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum
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The Electric Vehicle Revolution: A Charge Towards a Sustainable Future
By Cherri-Ann Farquharson
Capacity Development and Gender Expert