On 10 March 2023 the new Central African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CEREEAC) was launched in Luanda, Angola. The high-level ceremony featured opening remarks of Mr. Joâo Baptista Borges, Minister in charge of Energy and Water of the Republic of Angola, H.E. Ambassador Gilberto Da Piedade Verissimo, President of the Commission of ECCAS, H.E. Ms. Romana Königsbrun, Austrian Ambassador in Pretoria and Mr. Tareq Emtairah, Director on Energy at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).