The Bank of Industry (BOI) and All On have announced the establishment of a N1billion Niger Delta Off-Grid Energy Fund. The fund will provide local currency debt financing to facilitate …
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The UK onshore wind sector faces “almost total shutdown” unless support is increased, according to a Scottish renewable energy trade body. Jenny Hogan, deputy chief executive at Scottish Renewables, told …
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One man’s endeavour is changing lives of many in rural Cameroon and fighting climate change. He is tapping energy from the sun and supplying to hospitals in “forgotten” places. Arison …
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The Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (SLEWRC) on Wednesday January 9th in a technical workshop, engaged government stakeholders on the Drift Mini Grid Regulation. The two-day technical workshop, …
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SunFunder and two institutional investors, ResponsAbility and Oikocredit have provided additional financing of $9 million to SolarNow, a specialist in off-grid solar installations in Uganda. SunFunder is a firm founded …
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On Monday, Kibo Energy head announced to stakeholders that efforts on fast-tracking the remaining technical work to complete an integrated bankable feasibility study for Botswana’s Mabesekwa Coal Independent Power Project …
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The Atlanque Marine Engineering Services (AMES) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a 20 mega watts gas fire power plant with High Land Energy …
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Zonful Energy has raised funds from Energy Access Ventures (EAV) for off-grid solar in Zimbabwe. EAV targets start-up companies whose main activity is the implementation of technologies and solutions in …
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About 250 rural communities across Nigeria would soon be connected to stable electricity generated from solar based facilities, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has disclosed. The REA which revealed this …
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Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, is pleased to announce it is to invest in the Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (“NHPC”), …
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Sahara Energy International PTE Limited has urged investors to take advantage of emerging opportunities in South Sudan’s upstream, downstream and power sectors in the wake of positive market forecasts and …
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aspires to have the world’s largest hydropower scheme that will have a continent-wide energy footprint. Africa’s mammoth hydropower project, the Grand Inga Dam, which began …
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In a bid to diversify its energy sources and optimise other assets for power production, Nigeria is targeting 30 per cent of its energy needs from renewables by 2030. Mr …
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Construction of supporting infrastructure for the proposed 2100-megawatt Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric project on the Rufiji river is about to be completed. Completion of the basic infrastructure would signify the beginning …
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Egypt is set to build the world’s largest clean-coal plant. A Chinese conglomerate beat the US General Electric and a Japanese firm for a $4.4bn project at Hamrawein that will …
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Eskom has indicated that the risk of nation-wide electricity outages had increased significantly due to a sharp fall in coal stockpiles at five of its power stations. Speaking to Reuters, Eskom …
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A solar microgrid demonstration project that has been developed and tested over a period of 16 months has successfully delivered electricity to a community in South Africa. On Friday, South …
Read MoreIn a bid to have Africa commit to 100% renewable energy and to increase transparency in the continent’s energy sector, Zero – a coalition campaign between climate change volunteers and …
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In the light of energy and related variables that are posing challenges to industrial development in the country, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has taken up an initiative …
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Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, says the Federal Government will spend N10.6 billion Green Bond to execute its Energising Education Programme. Jibril told the News Agency of …
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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa Bwari, has said Nigeria is open for business for genuine Chinese investors in the mining sector. The minister said this …
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The cost of renewable energy sources like wind and solar continue to fall drastically, and it is only a matter of time before they are cheaper than fossil fuels. The …
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Dr. Wiebe Boer, the Chief Executive Officer of All On, an off-grid energy investment company which is focused on the Nigerian market and set up and funded by Shell, in …
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Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have reached an accord to cooperate in the area of solar energy and Artificial Intelligence for the mutual benefits of both countries. The agreement …
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A Chinese mining giant, Jin Bao Rong Group of Companies, said it is commencing exploration and mining operations soon in the Nigerian mining sector based on the improved business environment. …
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The U.S African Development Foundation (USADF) and All-on have partnered to develop, scale up and promote the use of renewable off-grid energy technologies to reach communities not served by existing …
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The City of Cape Town is working its plans to establish an appropriate business model to stimulate the uptake of solar photovoltaic systems. This announcements follows the need for aggressive …
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The Ebonyi State Government has formally signed an agreement with a Chinese company, Fonshan Sunchees Technology Company Limited, on the establishment of a solar power factory in the State. Also …
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Strong and coherent energy policies that successfully integrate the three dimensions of sustainability, equity, and security of supply which constitute the Energy Trilemma are not just the preserve of rich countries, a …
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Nigeria is following the right measures in its drive to acquire nuclear power, Rosatom, the Russian nuclear energy corporation renowned for the construction of nuclear power plants, has said. According …
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