REGIONAL OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT (ROGEAP)
NATIONAL WORKSHOP OF THE CONSULTATIVE FRAMEWORK ON OFF-GRID SOLAR PV TECHNOLOGIES IN IVORY COAST: ROGEAP’S CONTRIBUTION TO ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL MARKET.
Abidjan, (13 August 2025).
The Director of Energy at the Directorate-General for Energy of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr EHOUMAN Kalifa Narcisse represented by Mr Guy Pacom Kalet, Director of Conventional Energy, in the presence of the Senior Adviser to the ROGEAP project, Mr Elhadji SYLLA, together with the representative of GIZ and other technical and financial partners, chaired a major workshop dedicated to consultation frameworks, with a view to supporting the country in achieving the ECOWAS’ objectives for the development of a regional market for off-grid solar photovoltaic systems.
As a reminder, the ECOWAS Commission, through the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP), is helping the 19 member states to increase access to electricity for households, businesses and public institutions through modern off-grid solar systems, using a harmonised regional approach.
As part of the implementation of ROGEAP’s activities, plans are in place to support beneficiary countries in strengthening the regulatory framework for the development of the off-grid solar PV market. This support takes various forms, including: organising awareness-raising and communication workshops, training workshops, and providing technical and financial support for private-sector entrepreneurship, including: granting subsidies to businesses, and providing technical assistance to stakeholders to help establish sound policies for the development of the off-grid solar PV sector and a favourable environment.
It is against this specific backdrop that Côte d’Ivoire has established a consultation framework for the off-grid sector, bringing together all stakeholders with a view to finding sustainable solutions for off-grid rural electrification.
The organisation of this workshop, funded by the ECOWAS Commission through ROGEAP, with support from the World Bank, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Dutch Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), is very timely and is duly appreciated by the Ivorian authorities.
“Today’s workshop is fully in line with this approach. Its aim is to strengthen dialogue between stakeholders, to take stock of developments in the framework, to present the opportunities offered by the ECOWAS Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEAP), and, above all, to work towards formulating a shared vision and a structured action plan capable of guiding our efforts towards the harmonious and sustainable development of off-grid solar photovoltaic technologies in Côte d’Ivoire,” emphasises the Director.
As a reminder, ROGEAP is a project funded by the World Bank, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), and implemented by the ECOWAS Commission under Component 1 (Developing a regional market for off-grid solar energy).
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