26 April 2012: The Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), at the fifth meeting of the Executive Board, adopted the Report of the Implementation of the ECREEE 2011 Work Plan among other items.

The meeting took place on 13 April 2012 at the ECREEE Secretariat in Praia, Cape Verde. Humberto Britto, Minister for Tourism, Energy and Industry, Cape Verde, opened the meeting, where the Board approved the evaluation of the First Call for Proposals of the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) and adopted the ECREEE Business Plan 2011–2016. The Board then discussed developments in the renewable energy sector. [ECREEE Fifth Executive Board Meeting press release]