March 27, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Determined to Improve Energy Access in West Africa
ECOWAS is working with stakeholders to improve access to energy in the region which is currently under 50 per cent, an official of the regional organization has affirmed. Read more »
January 22, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Energy Centre Lauded for Its Achievements
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has congratulated the Cape-Verde based Regional Centre for Renewable… Read more »
October 30, 2012
West Africa: Regional Stakeholders to Set Framework for Sustainable Energy in West Africa At Accra Forum
Major players in West Africa’s energy sector are meeting in Accra from Monday, 29th October 2012 to establish a regional framework for the attainment of the three critical… Read more »
March 27, 2012
West Africa: Minister Urges ECOWAS Member States to Implement Regional Directive On Mineral Resources
Togolese Mines and Energy Minister, Mr. Dammipi Noupokou has called on West African countries to step-up the implementation of the 2009 ECOWAS Directive on Harmonization of… Read more »
March 20, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Launches Feasibility Study On Funding of Transport, Energy
The Fund for Development and Financing of ECOWAS Transport and Energy Sectors (ECOWAS-FODETE) has launched a feasibility study towards improving infrastructure in the region with… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS-FODETE Launches Feasibility Study
The Fund for Development and Financing of ECOWAS Transport and Energy sectors (ECOWAS FODETE) has launched a feasibility study on how to improve infrastructure in the sub-region… Read more »
March 19, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Bio-Energy Forum Opens in Bamako
A three-day ECOWAS Bio-energy Forum is underway in the Malian capital, Bamako as part of efforts to support the development of regional and national bio- energy strategies to help… Read more »
April 02, 2011
West Africa: Regional Ministers Adopt Elements of Draft Regulations to Control Overload On Community Roads
Regional Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Energy on Friday, 1st April 2011 endorsed the provisions of a draft Supplementary Act stipulating the Axle load standards for… Read more »
October 05, 2010
West Africa: Stakeholders Call for State of Emergency in West Africa's Energy Sector
The ECOWAS Commission should declare a decade of emergency sufficiency that will encourage the government of Member States to focus on the development of this sector as a strategic… Read more »
September 29, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas President Calls for Private Sector Involvement in Electricity Sector
Electricity demand in the 15 Member States of ECOWAS is expected to record a quantum leap to 22,000 MW in 2020 from 6,500 MW in 2003, a growth rate of 7.6 per cent, the President… Read more »
September 21, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS-FODETE Launched in Yamoussoukro
President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday, 18th September 2010 in Yamoussoukro formally launched a study that will determine the modalities for the establishment of an… Read more »
August 11, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS and UEMOA Commissions Sign U.S. $10 Million Agreement with Guinea Bissau
ECOWAS and the West African economic and monetary union (UEMOA) commissions have signed an agreement with the government of Guinea Bissau for a $10 million dollar facility for the… Read more »
July 07, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Launches Renewable Energy Centre in Praia
A regional centre that will help West Africa harness its vast renewable energy resources in order to meet the region's energy needs was on Tuesday, 6th July 2010 formally opened at… Read more »
July 06, 2010
West Africa: Regional Leaders Endorse New Initiative to Improve Solar Energy Usage in West
The Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS have endorsed an initiative by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal that will enable the region harness its solar energy potentials… Read more »