ALER visits São Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau

From 16th to 21st February, ALER traveled to São Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau to participate in various meetings.

As the coordinator of the Energy and Climate Thematic Committee of the CPLP Consultative Observers, Mayra Pereira (President of ALER) and Pedro Clemente (Planning and Partnerships Manager) attended the Meeting of Environment Focal Points and the 10th Meeting of Environment Ministers of the CPLP, which took place on 17th and 18th February in São Tomé and Príncipe.

The goal of these meetings was to engage in political and diplomatic consultations on potential cooperation activities aimed at strengthening the environmental sector in the CPLP member states.

Rita Marouço (ALER's Project Manager) participated in the Reflection Retreat organized by the Ministry of Energy of Guinea-Bissau on 18th and 19th February, to discuss the process of creating the electricity regulatory authority, diversifying the energy mix and the challenges of implementing solar power stations (a report on the meeting is available here).

During her stay, Rita Marouço also attended the second meeting of the AMAP project's Advisory Committee and met with the European Union Delegation in Guinea-Bissau and TESE (an ALER member).