Renewable Energy

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Abubakar Bawa, says the Federal Government is committed to building coal-fired electricity by 2020. A power plant fired by coal Bawa said this while declaring open the 55th Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Mining and Geoscience Society (NMGS) on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Enugu, Enugu State. He noted that ...

The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) may have set the record of electricity generation by using organic waste to install 100KVA Refuse Drived Fuel (RDF) gasification plant for its Nsukka Campus. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State Prof Benjamin Ozumba, UNN Vice-Chancellor, who expressed happiness over the project during its inauguration on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, said the university would no ...

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State says his administration will expedite action on the actualisation of the production of ethanol Biofuel from cassava and sugarcane. Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State Bagudu made the statement in Zuru on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 when he paid a thank you homage to the Emir of Zuru, Alhaji Sani Sami, over the ...

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says his administration has commenced the installation of 1.5KVA solar power boxes across 100 rural schools in the state. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Mr Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, who made the disclosure on Sunday, March 10, 2019 in Benin City, the state capital, said ...

The European Union (EU) says it will launch a €30 million sustainable energy investment fund in Nigeria. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) Mr Adekunle Makinde, a former National Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) and co-Chairman of the forum, made this known on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in Lagos. Malinda said in a statement ...

The Executive Director of Power Smart, Mr Deji Sura, says solar energy is the cheapest means to light up Africa and an uninterrupted power supply to homes. Rooftop solar power panels Sura, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said mobile phones, which had been widely successful in Africa, changed the demand ...

Steps to ensure that a proposed off-grid electricity project is less likely to involve a financial loss moved towards a conclusive phase recently in Abuja, where stakeholders met to validate the project document. Group photo of participants at the workshop Participants at the daylong workshop on Thursday, February 14, 2019 were presented an overview of the Project Document wherein they ...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says Nigeria is a continental and global leader in renewable energy. Babatunde Raji Fashola at the event in Lagos Fashola made the assertion on Thursday, February 21, 2019 in Lagos during the second edition of the annual BRF Gabfest, tagged “BRF2GABFEST” organised by some youth groups in his honour. The ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has kicked off a feasibility study to explore the potential of electricity cooperative business models in Nigeria and Ethiopia. The effort is said to be part of the bank’s goal of achieving universal electricity access across Africa by 2025. Currently, power shortages diminish the region’s GDP growth by 2-4% per year, holding back job creation ...

To address inherent socio-economic and energy-related gaps, the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED), in partnership with Mercy Corps and funding from the European Commission, is implementing a project aimed at strengthening resilience and improve the livelihood of people in six of the local government areas (LGAs) affected by the insurgency in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Some of ...