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IRENA and REN21 seal their cooperation
18 Jan 2012
by Alexandra Parvulescu, REN21 Secretariat - Category: Contributed News
Memorandum of understanding signed by Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of IRENA and Mohamed El-Ashry, Chairman of REN21 Abu Dhabi, 18 January 2012. REN21, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, and IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, have announced the signing of a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). “I am very pleased to [...]
Boosting Uganda clean cookstoves through training and mentoring
10 Jan 2012
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
A five-year programme rewards entrepreneurship across East Africa by supporting micro-businesses to establish energy services and create employment opportunities in rural areas. Willy Bamwenyena, 25, stands out as a young resourceful entrepreneur, who has been able to identify the energy gap in his community, in rural Uganda, and turned the need into a business opportunity. [...]
REN21 at IRENA IITC Opening
07 Dec 2011
by Alexandra Parvulescu, REN21 Secretariat - Category: Contributed News
Article from the REN21 Newsletter – November 2011 Issue Photo Gallery – IRENA IITC Opening The official opening of the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC) in Bonn, Germany was held on the 6th and 7th of October 2011 bringing together high level officials and representatives from industry, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The [...]
Rural electrification professionals to be trained in West Africa in EU sponsored programme
20 Oct 2011
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
The launch of an EU sponsored programme training rural electrification operators in West Africa, took place in Bamako last week. Funded by the EU Energy Facility 2011, the 875,000 Euros programme will set up local training facilities to promote the electrification of rural areas through access to sustainable and modern energy services. The Malian Minister [...]
Renewables 2011 Global Status Report – Outreach Events
13 Oct 2011
by Alexandra Parvulescu, REN21 Secretariat - Category: Contributed News
REN21 begins series of Outreach Events for its Renewables 2011 Global Status Report (GSR2011). The initiative aims at presenting key findings from the report, but also at giving the public a chance to engage and become part of the GSR community. The series started with a GSR2011 launch event in Suva, Fiji, initiated and coordinated [...]
Doctor turned hydro developer demonstrates energy needs in health
19 Sep 2011
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
A micro-hydro company that is to supply electricity to health centres in remote areas of Rwanda is a reminder of how critical energy access is for achieving the Millennium Development Goals – as the 2015 deadline approaches. But before the acclaimed universal access can be met, small energy enterprises in developing countries must overcome significant [...]
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