This was announced at a regional
workshop on small scale hydro power that ended in Monrovia on 20 April.
The five-day event was organized by ECREEE, in collaboration with UNIDO,
the World Bank, and the Government of Liberia, and supported by the Austrian
Development Cooperation and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation
(AECID).
The Euros 5 million programme will be implemented between 2013 and 2018,
and will “help develop local capacity, share knowledge and hydrological
data, and development policies and financial schemes”, said ECREEE.
It will also promote investment for at least 60 hydro sites in West Africa
and help establish a network for the local development, construction and
maintenance of small hydro plants, and the production of turbines and spare
parts.
The event was attended by some eighty experts from thirteen ECOWAS countries.
Additional information:
Info on workshop
News date:
08/05/2012
