Renewable Energy

Some stakeholders on Thursday, September 20, 2018 urged the Federal Government to allow private investors’ full operation of the power sector to boost effectiveness and enhance economic growth. The stakeholders suggested in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos against the backdrop of the enormous challenges confronting the country’s power sector. Mr Adekunle Sofunde, Chairman, Solatek Engineering ...

Qatar on Monday, September 17, 2018 said that the country had plans to produce first Qatari electric cars by 2023, local media reported. The Qatari electric vehicles will be manufactured by the factory which will be established at a cost of nine billion dollars, said Qatar Tribune newspaper. The project will be the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East as it ...

The Kebbi State Government will begin production of ethanol from sugarcane starting from 2019, the state governor, Atiku Bagudu, has said. Bagudu made the disclosure on Thursday, September 6, 2018 when he received members of Security Watch Africa, who paid him a courtesy visit in Birnin Kebbi. “As part of our efforts to increase security and empower our youth, the ...

A study has shown that a massive wind and solar installation in the Sahara Desert and neighbouring Sahel would increase local temperature, precipitation and vegetation, thus benefiting the region. According to its lead author Li Yan, a postdoctoral researcher in natural resources and environmental sciences at the University of Illinois, the study is among the first to model the climate effects ...

Mercedes-Benz has revealed its new electric car which is set to launch in 2019. The company is investing more than £9 billion in the expansion of its electric range. By 2022, they will offer 10 pure battery electric vehicles, this starts in 2019 with the launch of the EQC. Mercedes said: “To support the shift away from fossil fuel powered ...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has started the process of removing the risks that may stand in the way of sustainable off-grid lighting solutions in Nigeria, with the country getting a $2.64 million grant. In collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Federal Ministry of Environment, GEF gathered stakeholders from the private and public sectors in Lagos ...

The UK Government has said it is supporting the growth of solar technology companies to help more than 11 million people across Africa have access to solar electricity. A statement from the British High Commission in Abuja noted that the UK Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, made the announcement on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Baldwin, who accompanied Prime ...

Facebook on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 committed to powering its global operations on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2020. The company is also promising to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75 per cent in the same time frame. They have already met their target of being powered by 50% renewable energy one year early and they aim to double ...

Nigerian off-grid energy investment company, All On, has announced its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Calvert Impact Capital (CIC) towards a $58 million first close for the Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (OGEF). The OGEF, which is managed by LHGP Asset Management (LHGP), an alternative fund manager with offices ...

The inclusion of new coal in the updated draft Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP) will cost South Africa close to R20 billion more than is needed to spend and will make electricity more expensive for all South Africans. If the Department of Energy were to publish the least-cost plan that civil society organisations have been demanding, it would not ...