Renewable Energy

Under the high patronage of Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of Togo, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Marc Dèdèriwè Ably-Bidamon, and the Director General of the pan-African industrial group Eranove, Marc Albérola, signed on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 a power generation concession agreement for the design, financing, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the Kékéli Efficient Power plant, which will ...

In a move to ensure optimal use of resources, the Federal Government has commenced moves to deploy underutilised power assets to deliver incremental power to industrial centres and needy communities in the country. Through the coordination of the Nigeria Industrial Policy and Competiveness Advisory Council, the government seeks to generate additional 4.2 Gigawatts of power to the national grid in ...

A mini solar power grid funded by United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has provided 145 households in Kigbe community, Abuja with electricity. The grid also extended power to five businesses and a 20,000-litre borehole. The U.S. Embassy in its twitter handle @USEmbassyAbuja on Friday, October 19, 2018 said that the 115-kW project was implemented by a cleantech organisation, Havenhill ...

The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and All-On, an indigenous company, are partnering to promote the use of renewable off-grid energy technologies to reach communities not served by existing power grids in Nigeria. Mr C. D. Glin, the President/CEO of USADF, told journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 that the All-On/USADF collaboration would co-finance innovative Nigerian off-grid energy ...

The Ebonyi State Government on Monday, October 15, 2018 signed a $4 million solar system production agreement with the Foshan Sunchees Energy Company of China. Gov. David Umahi, represented by his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, said in Abakaliki, the state capital, that the agreement included the establishment of a solar power factory in the state. The governor said that the ...

A new vehicle, powered by the sun and made from plastic waste, is set to explore Antarctica. A team from Clean2Antarctica has built a vehicle, named the Solar Voyager, to explore Antarctica to learn from the continent’s sustainable nature. The Solar Voyager is built from plastic waste and is powered by the sun by ten solar panels to ensure the ...

The World Bank has announced its investment into battery storage for developing countries. Battery storage allows for wind and solar energy to be used at a much greater scale by making it possible to store electricity and use it when it needs it the most. However, battery technology is expensive and not yet widely developed in large-scale projects. Notably, in ...

Nigeria is set to partner with Austria on renewable energy as part of efforts to deepen bilateral trade between the two nations. Mr Vivian Okeke, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria, stated this in an Interview with the Europe correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at a conference in Zurich. Okeke said that Austria was very strong in renewable energy- ...

A renewable energy expert, Mr Yakubu Ikerodah, on Thursday, September 20, 2018 urged the Federal Government to create an enabling environment for the spread of renewable energy. Ikerodah, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Abuja-based Joyak Janaiva Energy Solution Ltd, gave the advice during the donation of solar street lighting to Ughiekha community in South-Ibie, Etsako West Local ...

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 ...