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News on IRENA and Abu Dhabi

The World future Energy Summit happening right now in Abu Dhabi (16th – 19th January) has prompted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to remind participants of the need to bundle all efforts to make access to clean energy for all a reality. Highlighting the advantages of non-conventional energy he addressed IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) [...]

Current energy crisis in Pakistan

The current situation in Pakistan concerning energy has been brought to my attention by one of our readers, Pakistani-American Oil and Gas Consultant Mr Raza Mehkeri. He has supplied my with some resources and I as I looked into the issue, I find it is worth a blog article to share. Pakistan is able to [...]

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 [...]

Deadline for REEEP/OFID Call approaching!

Hello there! Just in case anyone missed it: REEEP (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership) and OFID (OPEC Fund for International Development) are funding up to three energy access projects! We are giving away up to US$150,000 for each of these projects aimed at the Least Developed Countries. Clean Energy Projects applying to this call [...]

REEEP and OFID about to fund clean energy projects

REEEP is in the lucky position once again to give away money for projects thanks to the generous support of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). This call targets energy access programmes for the poor in the Least Developed Countries (LDC’s). Considering we are approaching 2012 – I am NOT talking about the Mayan [...]

Arnold surprises at Vienna Energy Forum

I went to the Vienna Energy Forum yesterday, a REEEP endorsed UNIDO event bringing together high-ranking stakeholders from politics, business and academia to discuss a common understanding of energy access for the poor. The event  also coincided with the launching of the Global Energy Assessment. The location was well chosen in the imperial Hofburg palace, [...]

 

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