New ARE President kicks off first activities with new partner SACREEE to improve energy access in Southern Africa

20 March 2020 – The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) held its Annual General Meeting on 17 March 2020 and appointed Claudio Pedretti (CEO, WindKinetic) as its new President, replacing Vivian Vendeirinho (Founder & Managing Director, RVE.SOL) who stepp READ MORE

2-Day Energy Access Investment Forum slated for March 2020 in Lusaka hosted by the Alliance for Rural Electrification

Lusaka, 27 February 2020 – The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) with the support of GET.invest is pleased to announce the convening of its 6th Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF), the leading multi-stakeholder event on improved energy access at the Radisson B READ MORE

ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2019 Concludes in Accra

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) convened its third annual ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) on 22-24 October, held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana. READ MORE

Tomorrow: ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2019 Kicks Off In Accra

Accra, 21 October 2019 – Tomorrow, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) kicks off its third annual ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF), at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana. READ MORE

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ECOWAS’s Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Announces Third Annual ‘Sustainable Energy Forum’ in Accra

Event convenes key public and private sector actors to develop financial opportunities and economic incentives to address West Africa region’s most pressing energy challenges READ MORE

A hundred business and public actors meet at Atelier Off-Grid B2B Togo to boost off-grid power visibility and investment

Lomé, 12 June 2019 – Private and public actors participated this Wednesday in the Atelier Off-Grid B2B Togo organised on the sidelines of the first Togo-European Union Economic Forum in Lomé to discuss the issue of access to sustainable energy in the country.    READ MORE

Business and public sector meet at Atelier Off-Grid B2B Togo to boost off-grid power visibility and investment

Lomé, 5 June 2019 – Although Togo has recently experienced some improvement in the country’s energy access rate, the disparities between urban and rural areas remain acute, at a rate of 87% in big cities against 7% in rural areas ( READ MORE

Intersolar continues to attract off-grid crowd at Off-Grid Power Forum in Munich

Munich, 17 May 2019 – As the exclusive off-grid partner at Intersolar, the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) partnered with the German Solar Association (BSW), with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ), to organise the  READ MORE

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