The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008 (WIREC) was preceeded by a regional consultation by representatives of the SADC region. News on the regional consultation and the conference itself follows.

There are 3 new case studies for the Southern Africa region. The following is a brief synopsis of the case studies which  involve biogas, solar water heating and off grid guest houses and farms.

REEEP-SA is pleased to be an associate host of the upcoming City Summit on Renewable Energy, an initiative by the South African Cities Network (SACN) as part of the SACN’s sustainable cities programme. The purpose of this workshop is to inspire local government leaders to action while looking carefully at the barriers to a shift to a renewable energy future, and subsequently propose ways to remove such barriers and challenges. At the same time, local government and other stakeholders can learn, from those who have managed to push through the challenges, how to best implement renewable energy service provision. Please refer to the SACN concept paper for more details. 

The regional WIREC portal is now up and running and features the latest developments on the Southern African Preparatory Workshop for 2008. For more information about the workshop please visit this link.