Organized by the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) together with the Senegalese Government, the Regional Forum on the ECOWAS Solar Energy Initiative (ESEI) will hold its first regional workshop to discuss the development of a regional strategy for large-scale solar energy deployment across West Africa. The strategy will be executed under the guidance of ECREEE in cooperation with the ECOWAS member States. The workshop will bring together representatives from West African Ministries of Energy and Environment, as well as international experts.  

dates: 18-21 October 2010  
venue: Hotel Meridien President  
location: Dakar, Senegal  
contact: ECREEE Secretariat  
phone: +238 2604630  
e-mail: info@ecreee.org  
www: http://ecreee.vs120081.hl-users.com/website/index.php?regional-forum-on-the-ecowas-solar-energy-initiative