ROGEAP divulga, sensibiliza e forma os principais intervenientes em matéria de normas regionais relativas a sistemas solares autónomos até 350 Wp.

ROGEAP popularizes, raises awareness and trains key players in the regional standards for stand-alone solar systems with power ratings of up to 350 Wp (ECOSTAND IEC TS 62257-9- 8 :2020 and ECOSTAND IEC TS 62257-9-5 :2018) in Banjul on September 16 & 17, 2025 and in Bamako on September 23 & 24, 2025.

The Gambian capital, Banjul, hosted a national workshop organized by ROGEAP on the implementation of regional off-grid solar photovoltaic standards, from September 16 to 17, 2025, and the Malian capital, Bamako, from September 23 to 24, 2025.

The opening ceremony was attended by :

• Mr Kemo Cessay, Director of Energy representing the Gambian Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines; Mr Papa Secka, Director General of the Gambian Bureau of Standards and Mrs Miata French, ECOWAS Permanent Representative in The Gambia.
• Mr Bakary Sacko, Vice-President of the Malian Federation of Electricity, Renewable and New Energies (FENEM), Mr El hadji Sylla, Senior Advisor of ROGEAP.

The two two-day workshops were attended by some fifty participants from the two capitals, drawn from the public sector (executives from the ministries of energy, finance and trade, rural electrification agencies, renewable energies, standardization), the private sector and civil society, among others.

At the end of this awareness-raising and capacity-building workshop, participants should have a good understanding of the quality standards for off-grid solar products (ECOSTAND IEC TS 62257-9-5 and ECOSTAND IEC TS 62257-9-8);

They also learned about definitions, international quality standards and test methods for off-grid solar products and systems;

Finally, they will be able to provide accurate information to other relevant stakeholders about the two adopted standards, and to raise awareness among the general public.

A título de recordação, a Comissão da CEDEAO, através do Projeto Regional de Acesso à Eletricidade Fora da Rede (ROGEAP), está a apoiar os 19 países participantes no projeto com o objetivo de aumentar a taxa de acesso à eletricidade por parte de famílias, empresas e instituições públicas, através de sistemas solares autónomos modernos, utilizando uma abordagem regional harmonizada.

ROGEAP é um projeto financiado pelo Banco Mundial, pelo Fundo de Tecnologias Limpas (CTF) e pela Direção-Geral de Cooperação Internacional (DGIS), e implementado pela Comissão da CEDEAO através do Departamento de Infraestruturas, Energia e Digitalização e do BOAD.

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