Organized by the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), the conference will bring together key stakeholders to discuss the current status of rural electrification in Africa and other developing countries, highlight bottlenecks to scaling-up off-grid technology and share knowledge on innovative financing of off-grid technology as well as key policies and instruments globally. The event is organized as an official contribution to the UN Sustainable Energy for All Initiative.  

dates: 1-2 November 2012   location: Accra, Ghana   contact: ECREEE Secretariat   phone: +238-260-4630   fax: +238-262-4614   e-mail: info@ecreee.org   www: http://www.iorec.org/