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West Africa: Ecowas Intensifies Efforts On Rural Electrification The ECOWAS Parliament has taken significant steps to increase rural electrification projects in West Africa by leveraging the abundant renewable energy resources of the region to boost economic productivity and the regional integration process. This was the focus of a meeting of the Joint Committee on Energy and Mines, Infrastructure, and Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources that just ended in Dakar, Senegal as the regional assembly searches for solutions to the region's energy challenges. This development is in line with policies and programmes of the regional institutions to make reliable and affordable electricity available to citizens across West Africa, while aiming to increase the share of renewable energy in the region's electricity mix to 48 per cent by 2030. The meeting which was held from June 15 to 19 under the theme, "Harnessing Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification and the Revitalisation of Rural Economies in the ECOWAS Region: The Role of the ECOWAS Parliament," concluded with the adoption of the joint committee's report after extensive deliberations by lawmakers from across the region…

ECOWAS targets universal rural electrification by 2030 Share Billay Tunkara, Fourth Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, has urged West African countries to strengthen regional cooperation and harmonise energy policies to accelerate rural electrification, insisting that access to electricity should be treated as a fundamental right rather than a privilege. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing ECOWAS Parliament Delocalised Joint Committee Meeting in Dakar, Tunkara said the region must intensify efforts to ensure that every community has access to reliable electricity by 2030, describing energy access as critical to economic development, poverty reduction and social inclusion. The meeting, which brings together lawmakers from the committees on energy and mines, infrastructure, agriculture, environment and natural resources, is focused on the theme: “Harnessing Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification and Empowerment of Rural Economies in the ECOWAS Region: The Role of the ECOWAS Parliament.” According to Tunkara, the ECOWAS Parliament is committed to supporting initiatives that will expand electricity access across the sub-region, particularly in underserved rural communit…

West Africa: Ecowas Intensifies Efforts On Rural Electrification [Leadership] The ECOWAS Parliament has taken significant steps to increase rural electrification projects in West Africa by leveraging the abundant renewable energy resources of the region to boost economic productivity and the regional integration process.

ECOWAS Seeks Renewable Energy Revolution To Power Rural Development The ECOWAS Parliament has launched a fresh push for a renewable energy revolution across West Africa, declaring that access to electricity must become the cornerstone of efforts to tackle poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and economic stagnation in the region’s vast rural communities. At the opening of a five-day Delocalized Joint Committee Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, lawmakers warned that despite possessing some of the world’s richest solar resources, West Africa remains trapped in an energy paradox that has left millions of people without access to electricity and denied rural economies the opportunity to prosper. The gathering, which brings together parliamentarians, government officials, development partners, energy experts and private-sector stakeholders from across the ECOWAS region, is focusing on how renewable energy can be deployed to transform rural communities, boost agricultural productivity and stimulate inclusive economic growth. Speaking on behalf of Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Rt. Hon. Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, Fourth Deputy Speaker Hon. Billay Tunkara said the region could no longer aff…

ECOWAS Parliament Intensifies Efforts To Accelerate Regional Rural ... The ECOWAS Parliament has stepped up efforts to expand rural electrification across West Africa, as lawmakers push to harness the region’s abundant renewable energy resources to improve economic productivity and deepen regional integration. The initiative was at the centre of deliberations by the Joint Committee on Energy and Mines, Infrastructure, and Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources during a delocalised meeting held in Dakar, Senegal, which concluded recently after several days of discussions on West Africa’s energy challenges. The parliamentary engagement aligns with broader ECOWAS policies aimed at improving access to reliable and affordable electricity while significantly increasing the share of renewable energy in the region’s electricity mix to 48 per cent by 2030. The meeting, held from 15 to 19 June under the theme: “Harnessing Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification and the Revitalisation of Rural Economies in the ECOWAS Region: The Role of the ECOWAS Parliament,” ended with the adoption of the Joint Committee’s report following extensive deliberations by lawmakers from across memb…