A meeting of Ministers of Industry from ECOWAS member states to validate norms and standards for electrotechnical, agro-food, technology and chemical products in West Africa was held on Thursday March 30, 2023 in Banjul, Gambia.
It is being organized as part of the implementation of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) and follows on from the meeting of Experts in charge of quality, energy and industry held from March 27 to 30, 2023, also in Banjul, to discuss and pre-validate the report of the last ECOSHAM Technical Management Committee (TMC) on standards.
Following validation in Banjul, these standards will be proposed for adoption by the ECOWAS Council of Ministers.