News:
October 4, 2019
The third forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) would be held in Accra from the 22nd to 24th of this month.
President Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Bro, Ghana’s Energy sector Minister John Peter Amewu, Kanja Seesay of Sierra Leone, Dr. Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso and policymakers within the energy sector committed to moving forward sustainable energy agenda would be part of the forum.
The forum would provide a platform for improving policy and regulatory landscape for private sector investment, where attendees would be able to liaise with financiers and secure other resources to fund their business endeavors.
In a statement by ECREEE it announced the upcoming event and noted that it would be supported by sister agencies like, the West Africa Power Pool, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Authority (ERERA).
The statement also noted that tremendous strides have been made in putting in place policy and regulatory framework for a viable sustainable energy access and growth, which is the objective of the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF).
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com