ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
| Name: | ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) |
| Official Abbreviation: | ECREEE |
| Description: |
Based on decisions of the head of states ECREEE was established by the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with initial support of the Austrian Government and technical assistance of UNIDO end of 2009. Recently the initiative was joined by the Spanish Government. ECREEE is decentralized organized and all activities are carried out in cooperation with national focal points and the private sector. The secretariat is located in Praia, Cape Verde and operated by a small team of full time staff. ECREEE is guided by a Executive Board and Technical Committee. All core donors are represented in the mentioned bodies. ECREEE aims at the establishment of favorable framework conditions for regional renewable energy and energy efficiency markets in West Africa. The activities of the Centre are directed to mitigate existing barriers by supporting policy development, capacity building, the design of tailored financial mechanisms and appraisal tools, awareness raising and the execution of demonstration projects with potential for regional scaling up. |
| Contact: | |
| Address: |
Achada Santo Antonio, 2nd floor, Electra Building C.P. 288 Praia Cape Verde |
| Website: | http://www.ecreee.org |
| Email: | info@ecreee.org |
| Phone: | +238 2604630 |
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| Type of organisation: | International organisation |
| Partner category: | No category selected at the moment. |