REPORT – High-Level Multi-Stakeholder Renewable Energy and Clean Cooking Conference for the Mano River Union

Author(s): Dr. Paul T. Yillia; Professor Kelleh Gbawuru-Mansaray; Dr. Michael A. Conteh; Dr. David Caulker
Published: 2020

Sierra Leone hosted the first Mano River Union Renewable Energy and Clean Cooking Conference under the theme “Growing the Sub-Regional Energy Market”.

The high-level multi-stakeholder conference, including energy ministers,
parliamentarians, policymakers, academics, development experts and representatives from the private sector and civil society working in the renewable energy sector.

The conference concluded with a declaration to exhibit true leadership and increase efforts to explore joint measures to develop the renewable energy sector and clean cooking solutions in the Mano River Union.

Authors:

1. Dr. Paul T. YilliaResearch Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
2. Professor Kelleh Gbawuru-Mansaray, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
3. Dr. Michael A. Conteh, Senior Lecturer & Head of Department, Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
4. Dr. David Caulker, Senior Lecturer & Head of Department, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone