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Renewable Energy Policy Convergence Across ECOWAS Member States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/jsd.2026.003
Samuel Okafor

Published in Journal of Sustainable Development · March 18, 2026

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Abstract

This review compares national renewable energy policy frameworks across ECOWAS states and identifies pathways for regional harmonisation.

Keywords

Renewable Energy Policy ECOWAS

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National renewable energy policies across the fifteen ECOWAS member states have developed largely in isolation from one another, resulting in inconsistent feed-in tariffs, licensing timelines and grid-interconnection standards.

This review maps each member state's current framework against the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Policy baseline, identifying Ghana, Senegal and Cabo Verde as the closest to full alignment, while several states have yet to formally adopt implementing regulations. The paper recommends a phased harmonisation roadmap anchored to the existing West African Power Pool infrastructure.

References

  1. ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE). Regional Policy Framework, 2023.
  2. IRENA. Renewable Energy Market Analysis: West Africa, 2025.