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Nigeria, India partner in renewable energy

Nigeria and India are set to explore opportunities in renewable energy development in line with international agreements signed by both countries, the Indian High...

admin - June 21, 2018

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AfDB mobilises funds to actualise Côte d’Ivoire pay-as-you-go solar home systems

In very remote rural areas of some African countries, access to electricity for low-income people is still through traditional and outdated systems such as...

admin - June 18, 2018

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Renewable energy accounted for 70% of new power in 2017 – REN21

Renewable energy accounted for 70% of new global power generating capacity in 2017, the largest increase in renewable power capacity in modern history, according to...

admin - June 4, 2018

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South Africa to open bid for green energy contracts in November

South Africa’s next round of bids for renewable energy agreements with independent power producers would begin in November, the energy minister said on Friday,...

admin - June 1, 2018

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UNFPA Sierra Leone converts to solar power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Nearly two weeks before World Environment Day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) turned on its new solar power system as a green step...

admin - May 29, 2018

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GCF, AfDB to light up Sahel under ‘Desert to Power’ programme

The Green Climate Fund, the African Development Bank and Africa50 investment fund are collaborating to bring solar energy to the Sahel, in support of...

admin - May 28, 2018

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Government urged to sensitise Nigerians to benefits of clean cooking stoves

An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, on Friday, May 25, 2018 urged government at all levels to sensitise Nigerians to the benefits of using clean...

admin - May 25, 2018

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Renewable energy employs 10.3m worldwide, IRENA report finds

The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2016, according to figures released by...

admin - May 11, 2018

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