We are thrilled to report on the successful completion of the Mini Grids Training Workshop (MGTW) held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 4-11 September 2024. This much-anticipated event focused on enhancing technical knowledge and skills required to deliver the Transforming Energy Access – Learning Partnership (TEA-LP) mini-grids course, a crucial building block of the future of […]
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Call for expert to deliver training on mini-grid system design in South Asia
23 September 2024 – With the joint objective to advance sustainable national electrification in South Asia, CORE has partnered with the Tribhuvan University of Nepal and the Independent University of Bangladesh to conduct training to university graduates and faculty members on solar hybrid mini-grid system design, with an emphasis on renewable energy optimisation, feasibility assessment […]
ARE boosts its impact in Africa and Asia with new regional programme experts
9 September 2024 – The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) is pleased to announce the addition of four regional programme experts to support the scale-up of the CORE and GEAR initiatives in Africa and Asia to turbocharge renewable electrification and energy efficiency. Catherine Mukobo joins for Central & West Africa, Eugenia Masvikeni for East & Southern Africa, Shaukat Ali […]
CORE concludes awareness training for women and agricultural end-users of DRE systems in Madagascar
The awareness campaign, organised by CORE in collaboration with the local Malagasy NGO Sodiat Foundation and supported by ADEME, took place between 29 April and 4 May 2024. This intensive awareness-raising and demonstration workshop was tailored for the communities of Analavory and Sarobaratra-Ifanja in the Itasy region of central Madagascar, training 84 participants. The group […]
Newly trained NEA staff deliver solar hybrid mini-grid training in the Philippines
CORE and the National Electrification Administration of the Philippines (NEA) recently completed a successful training programme for electric cooperatives across the Philippines, focusing on solar hybrid mini-grid system design. The training emphasised renewable energy optimisation, evaluating feasibility studies, and developing solar hybrid mini-grid project proposals. The training was conducted in two phases: The training was […]
CORE supports training of trainers on solar mini-grids & DRE systems in Ghana
CORE, in partnership with the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) conducted a training of trainers on solar photovoltaic-based mini-grid and DRE systems in Ghana. The workshop took place on 20-22 February 2024 in Sunyani at the UENR campus. It was divided into three modules that covered technical systems design and uses of software, […]
Call for expert to deliver training of trainers on mini-grids
5 July 2024 – TEA-LP is planning a 6-day Mini-Grids Training Workshop from 4-11 September 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda, to ensure that lecturers are updated with the latest knowledge, skills and mini-grid software to deliver the mini-grids course. It is envisaged that 34 lecturers from 17 different TEA-LP universities will take part in the training. […]
CORE supports STAR C training on solar qualification in Tonga, Polynesia
The International Network of Solar Technology and Application Resource Centres (STAR C), implemented by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and CORE, managed by ARE, in collaboration with PCREEE, conducted a training of trainings on solar qualification and standards in the Pacific region on 8-11 April 2024. The workshop took […]
CORE contributes to STAR C’s training on regional solar energy qualification frameworks & curricula in Cape Verde
The International Network of Solar Technology and Application Resource Centres (STAR C), implemented by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and CORE, managed by ARE, in collaboration with ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), conducted a training on regional solar energy qualification frameworks and curricula for professionals […]
Call for solar thermal expert to deliver training in Cape Verde
6 May 2024 – STAR C, CORE and ECREEE are partnering to support training on regional solar energy qualification frameworks and curricula for professionals in the field of solar thermal energy from the ECOWAS region. The first virtual training, “Harmonisation and development of solar thermal curricula and training frameworks for ECOWAS region”, took place on […]