Renewable Energy

Sustainable energy: Ban Ki-moon seeks financial commitment

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday in New York called on business leaders to expand investment in low-carbon growth and opportunities to advance sustainable...

admin - April 16, 2015

Renewable Energy

Divesting from fossil fuels: Way forward for Nigeria

Divesting from fossil fuels is the obvious direction the world is headed. Many powerful countries which dominate the world economy have been actively working...

admin - March 25, 2015

Renewable Energy

Observers pick holes in N9.2 billion clean stoves scheme

Stakeholders have expressed concern over the absence of a proper framework for the procurement and distribution of the clean cookstoves and strategy for engaging...

admin - March 6, 2015

Renewable Energy

Denmark gets low-priced offshore wind turbines scheme

With a price of 10.31 Eurocent per kWh, the new offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3, will provide power much cheaper than other recently...

Michael Simire - March 1, 2015

Renewable Energy

Africa needs to move forward on renewable energy

Diversification of Africa's electricity sources by embarking on renewable energy solutions - such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydro power - is being heralded...

Michael Simire - January 25, 2015

Renewable Energy

Renewables on the rise, says study

In the last couple of years, almost 22% of global electricity was produced from renewable sources, a study has revealed. It adds that renewables...

Michael Simire - January 2, 2015

Renewable Energy

Welcoming Smart Villages Initiative to Africa

"Aid cannot achieve the end of poverty – ‘only homegrown development based on the dynamism of individuals and firms in free markets can do...

Michael Simire - December 1, 2014

Renewable Energy

Lagos, Abuja roadshows open fresh vista for clean energy financing

Two Roadshows were held recently in Abuja and Lagos (on the 9th September and 11th September respectively), courtesy of the West Africa Forum for...