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Home / Archives for ECOFRIDGES

Study tour in Ghana boosts development and implementation of MEPS for air conditioners and refrigerators in The Gambia

August 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

Between July 29 and August 2, the Gambia Government conducted a study tour to Ghana to enhance the knowledge of Gambian officials on implementing Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for air conditioners and refrigerators.   The study tour was a critical activity under the "National Framework for Leapfrogging to Energy Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia" project, financed by the Gambia Government through the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Events and Newsroom, News, Refrigerators Tagged With: Air Conditioners, ECOFRIDGES, Refrigerators

African Energy Efficient Policy Workshop in Algeria Shares Sustainable Policy Proposals for Much More Efficient Lighting and Appliances to Tackle Increasing Energy Demand across the Continent

March 6, 2024 Leave a Comment

At the end of December 2023, U4E supported a Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop in Algiers organised with the African Union African Energy Commission (AFREC), as part of our activities under the African Energy Efficiency Program. Participants included representatives from African Union Member states, regional centres for renewable energy and energy efficiency, international partners and the private sector. The event was hosted by the Algerian Energy Efficiency Authority (APRUE), a public ...Read More

Filed Under: Air Conditioners, Events and Newsroom, Lighting, News, Refrigerators Tagged With: ECOFRIDGES, Tunisia

Ghana Poised to Reap the Benefits of Sustainable Public Procurement of Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling

September 23, 2022 Leave a Comment

Government agencies in Ghana are poised to drive a major switch to efficient and climate-friendly cooling thanks to new sustainable public procurement (SPP) protocols introduced with technical assistance from UNEP U4E. On 2 September 2022, representatives of Ghana’s Energy Commission, led by Hubert Zan and Edwin Kwasi Tamakloe, and UNEP-U4E delivered training on SPP to government officials from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ghana Health Service (GHS). The training focused on air ...Read More

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NOVOTEC Dealers of BOSCH Joins ECOFRIDGES GHANA

September 15, 2022 Leave a Comment

Ghana Energy Commission and UNEP U4E are honored to announce a new partner vendor, Novotec, which is approved to sell two refrigerator models which are compliant with the rigorous requirements of ECOFRIDGES GO. Novotec is joining four existing partner vendors: SML Ghana, Ederick, Sun Electronics, and Nesstra who offer their own range of ECOFRIDGES GO approved products. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) is a joint project in Ghana and Senegal, which aims to ...Read More

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Go Green, Save Money: How the ECOFRIDGES GO Programme has benefited Ghana

June 29, 2022 Leave a Comment

The United Nations Environment Programme's United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative, Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) and the Energy Commission of Ghana are excited to unveil a new video documenting the implementation of the ECOFRIDGES GO programme in Ghana. Through interactions with different stakeholders, the video explores the key benefits realised by the programme and its anticipated impacts. According to the IPCC, West Africa constitutes one of the many hotspots of climate ...Read More

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ECOFRIDGES participant speaks about his new eco-friendly appliance

December 17, 2021 Leave a Comment

Francis Hughes, 48, is part of a wave of Ghanaians and Senegalese who are buying more environmentally friendly cooling appliances. Hughes, a science teacher from the Cape Coast in Ghana, has benefited from a scheme to purchase a new energy-efficient fridge and air conditioner supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “Before, I was concerned about using non-energy efficient appliances that were bad for the environment and expensive to run,” said Hughes. “Now the ...Read More

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ECOFRIDGES GO Online Shop is Now Available for Consumers to Finance New Fridges and ACs at 0% Interest

August 24, 2021 2 Comments

As part of its Green On-Wage (GO) financial mechanism, ECOFRIDGES GO is pleased to announce the launch of its online store, which allows Ghanaians to order energy-efficient and environmentally friendly refrigerators and air conditioners. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative is collaborating with CalBank Plc, Ecobank Ghana Limited, Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans Plc to provide low-interest loans to eligible salaried employees, and with the following vendors Ederick Limited, ...Read More

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ECOFRIDGES Senegal, a new financing mechanism launched by l’Agence pour l’Economie et la Maitrise de l’Energie and la Direction de l’Environnement et des Etablissement Classes in partnership with UNEP, BASE, Senelec, La Banque Agricole, Electronic Corp and SENFROID to ensure Senegalese access to sustainable cooling

April 29, 2021 Leave a Comment

Energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly refrigerators and air conditioners will be widely accessible and more affordable in Senegal through a new funding mechanism. ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) Senegal, coordinated by the Agency for the Economy and the Control of Energy (AEME) and the Directorate of the Environment and Classified Establishments (DEEC), collaborates with Senelec, La Banque Agricole  as a partner bank, and Electronic Corp and SENFROID as ...Read More

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A New Mechanism to Facilitate Access to Energy-efficient and Environmentally Friendly Refrigerators and Air Conditioners in Senegal

November 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

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The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) announces a partnership with La Banque Agricole in Senegal, to provide an on-bill financing mechanism in collaboration with the local utility, Senelec. This will help Senegalese households and micro-entrepreneurs access affordable refrigerators and air conditioners that waste less electricity and have a smaller environmental footprint compared to typical cooling products. ECOFRIDGES is a United Nations Environment Programme ...Read More

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ECOFRIDGES Green On-wage Financial Mechanism Launched in Ghana by the Energy Commission, UNEP and BASE to Make Environmentally Friendly Cooling Products More Affordable

October 23, 2020 1 Comment

Environmentally friendly refrigerators and air conditioners will be more widely accessible and affordable in Ghana through a new Green On-wage financing scheme. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative is collaborating with CalBank Plc, Ecobank Ghana Limited, Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans Plc as partner banks and with Ederick Limited, Electroland Ghana Limited, Hisense, Nesstra Ghana Limited and Services Merchandize Limited as partner vendors. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and ...Read More

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