Conacri: InECOWAS is organising a workshop on universal access to electricity through the ‘ROGEAP’ initiative and with the support of the World Bank.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its regional electricity access project (ROGEAP), launched a multilateral workshop on Tuesday 24 March 2026 in Conakry, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of financing the energy transition in Guinea.
Over the course of three days, institutional, technical and financial stakeholders will receive training on tax incentives to promote solar energy, financing mechanisms to stimulate private investment, and stakeholder dialogue to improve the implementation of projects in rural areas.
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The ROGEAP-Guinea focal point, Dembaduno Albert Saa, a renewable energy engineer, pointed out that the initiative aims to improve the living conditions of communities not connected to the national grid. He emphasised the need to strengthen the capacities of those involved in rural electrification and to develop partnerships with businesses, NGOs and national agencies.
For his part, the project team leader, Mr Diabira, pointed out that around 600 million Africans have no access to electricity, 300 million of whom live in West Africa. In Guinea, most rural areas remain without electricity. According to him, off-grid solutions are essential and have already proven their effectiveness elsewhere, notably in Bangladesh and Southern Africa.
To encourage local businesses, the ‘ECOWAS’ and its partners also launched, on 16 March, a competition designed to support initiatives in the field of renewable energy, with the aim of effectively meeting the energy needs of local communities.
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