Regional training workshop for Member States’ Focal Points on the use of the monitoring and evaluation tools of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP)
Focal Points of the 19 Member States of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project
(ROGEAP) are meeting from 12 to 13 December 2023 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for a
Capacity building in the use of the project’s monitoring and evaluation tools. The work of
This regional workshop was officially launched by Mr. Moussa DOSSO, Director of Energy
Renewables and Bioenergy, representing Mr. Ehouman KALIFA, Chief Executive Officer of
Minister of Energy at the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy of Côte d’Ivoire in the presence of Mr.
Elhadji SYLLA, Coordinator of ROGEAP, representing Commissioner Sediko DOUKA in
ECOWAS Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization Officer.
After its regional launch in October 2023 in Praia, Cabo Verde, ROGEAP has entered
in the active phase of deployment of its technical components, with the support of its
Project Fund Manager, structure recruited by ECOWAS for the implementation of activities
land of the project. For better management of project activities in the 19 Member States,
ECOWAS has developed a monitoring and evaluation plan, as well as harmonized
data collection.
The implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system designed to meet the needs of
strategic information, required ECOWAS to initiate a regional training workshop
ROGEAP focal points in the Ministries of Energy of the Member States in order to
better equip them and strengthen their skills in the use of collection and data collection tools.
data management for the monitoring and evaluation of ROGEAP.
Specifically, this workshop aims to train focal points in the use of
new tools for data collection and database management; orient them on
the challenges of double counting and its impact on data quality, and finally, equipping them
for a better consolidation of the information system.
The opening ceremony of this workshop was marked by 3 interventions. After the word of
Welcome from Mr. Elhadji SYLLA, Coordinator of ROGEAP, representing the Commissioner
Sediko DOUKA in charge of Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization of ECOWAS, the opportunity
was given to Mrs. Fatoumata Abdou MAIGA, Head of the Research Division at the Directorate of
Minister of Energy and Focal Point of Mali, to intervene on behalf of the participants in this meeting. The
official speech at the launch of the activities was delivered by Mr. Moussa DOSSO, Director of
Renewable Energies and Bioenergy, representing Mr. Ehouman KALIFA, Director
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General of Energy at the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy of Côte d’Ivoire. This
The workshop is scheduled to last 2 days.
As a reminder, ROGEAP is a regional initiative implemented by the Commission of the
ECOWAS and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) with the support of the Bank
World. ROGEAP’s objective is to increase access to sustainable electricity services in the
the 15 ECOWAS Member States and 4 other African countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Mauritania, Chad) for the benefit of households, businesses and infrastructure
community-based public health and education through a regional approach
Harmonised.
It is financed by the World Bank, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the International Cooperation on Climate Change
(DGIS) for USD 338.7 million and aims to provide support
Technical and Financial Guidance to Develop the Regional Off-Grid Solar Systems Market
in West and Central Africa.
