The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) was established by the SADC Member States in 2015 to contribute towards increased access to modern energy services and improved energy security across the SADC Region through the promotion of market-based uptake of renewable energy (RE) and energy efficient (EE) technologies and energy services. The SACREEE Secretariat is based in Windhoek, Namibia.
The mandate of SACREEE includes
SACREEE has been mandated by the SADC Member States to play a key role in the implementation of the recently adopted Southern Africa Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action plan (REEESAP).
SACREEE’s focuses on programs and projects that can best be implemented at the regional level. These actions include harmonisation of policy approaches, regulation and standards, investment coordination, and regional capacity building and knowledge building measures. The technology scope includes all renewable energies, which are viable within the region, but in the case of hydropower is be limited to below 30MW. In the energy efficiency field, SACREEE focuses on industrial, domestic and building design and construction applications.
SACREEE Vision and Mission
SACREEEs vision is to increase access to modern energy services and increase energy security by promoting the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies and energy services in SADC Member States, thereby supporting the Region’s economic and social development in an environmentally benign manner.
Promote market-based adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and energy services in SADC Member States thereby supporting the Region’s sustainable development objectives through: resource mobilisation, policy, quality assurance, capacity building and knowledge management, communication, promoting investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and programmes.
SACREEE Strategic Interventions
SACREEE develops and executes regional programs and projects around the following four output areas.
SACREEE develops and executes regional programs and projects in order to support SADC Member States
SACREEE acts as a: