2023-12-12 23:53:02
Regional training workshop for Member States’ Focal Points in the use of monitoring-evaluation tools of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP).
The Focal Points of the 19 member states of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) are meeting from December 12 to 13, 2023 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to strengthen capacity in the use of monitoring tools -project evaluation. The work of this regional workshop was officially launched by Mr. Moussa DOSSO, Director of Renewable Energy and Bioenergy, representing Mr. Ehouman KALIFA, Director General of Energy at the Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy of Côte d’Ivoire in the presence of Mr. Elhadji SYLLA, ROGEAP Coordinator, representing Commissioner Sediko DOUKA in charge of Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization of ECOWAS.
Specifically, this workshop aims to train focal points in the use of new data collection tools and database management; guide them on the challenges of double counting and its impact on data quality, and finally, equip them for better consolidation of the information system.
As a reminder, ROGEAP is a regional initiative implemented by the ECOWAS Commission and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) with the support of the World Bank. ROGEAP aims to increase access to sustainable electricity services in the 15 ECOWAS member states and in 4 other African countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Chad) for the benefit of households, businesses and infrastructure public health and education communities through a harmonized regional approach.
It is financed by the World Bank, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Netherlands Cooperation (DGIS) for an amount of USD 338.7 million and aims to provide technical and financial support to develop the regional market for systems off-grid solar in West and Central Africa.
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