A workshop aimed at the validation of the ECOWAS Energy Information System (ECOWAS-EIS) has opened in Accra.
The development of the ECOWAS Energy Information System (ECOWAS-EIS) falls within the implementation of the Program ‘’Improving the Energy Sector Governance in West Africa (AGoSE-AO), funded by the European Union through the European Development Fund (EDF) and implemented by the ECOWAS Commission.
Opening the 3-day workshop on behalf of Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Chief Director of the Ministry Lawrence Apaalse said the objective of this workshop is to validate the ECOWAS Energy Statistics (between 2010-2019) and to train national experts in the completion of the common data and questionnaire, and how to use the ECOWAS Energy Information System (EIS) platform.
“For us in Ghana, events of this nature are quite relevant, in that, they bring the energy sector institutions that matter within the sub-region together, to deliberate and find solutions to issues of common interest” he said.
“The recent developments on the global stage, most especially with regard to energy transition require that Africa comes out with a united voice on aspects of the transition programme that threaten the very survival of our developing economies, which, historically have been energy poor and contribute far less to global carbon emissions as compared to the developed nations,” he said.
According to the Apaalse the ECOWAS Energy Information System, as a one-stop-shop for energy statistics for the subregion could not have been more relevant than now, as the global cry for energy transition calls for collaborative efforts in building synergies and sharing information.
Stakeholders notably, the ECOWAS Commission, the Project Manager of the EIS and Member States will in the next 3 days deliberate on crucial matters towards the collective energy security of the region.
