RENEWABLE ENERGY Schneider Electric Accelerates its Sustainability Strategy Majorwaves Jan 26, 2021 0 Schneider Electric Canada (CNW Group/Schneider Electric Canada Inc.) …Comes Top in Corporate Knights!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
RENEWABLE ENERGY African Development Bank approves $15m to boost low-carbon energy generation in… Majorwaves Dec 22, 2020 0 By Ikenna Omeje The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors on Monday 14 December 2020 approved $15!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Renewables to account for 90% of increase in global total power capacity in 2020 –… Majorwaves Nov 13, 2020 0 … To accelerate in 2021 By Ikenna Omeje The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that renewables!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
RENEWABLE ENERGY REA signs Performance Based Grant agreement with two mini-grid developers Majorwaves Nov 11, 2020 0 By Ikenna OmejeThe Managing Director/CEO of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, has!-->!-->!-->…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Energy transition: Total, Google Cloud develop a tool for estimating the solar… Majorwaves Oct 14, 2020 0 By Ikenna Omeje French energy giant,Total, and Google Cloud have pooled their expertise to jointly develop!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Mini-grid: All On grants investment fund to NXT Grid for solar development in… Majorwaves Oct 7, 2020 0 By Ikenna Omeje All On, a Nigerian impact investing firm seeded by Shell, has given fund to NXT Grid!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
RENEWABLE ENERGY FG partners energy firm on deployment of solar energy Majorwaves Mar 6, 2020 0 The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) says it is partnering Ukpa Hansa Energy Solutions Limited, an indigenous…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Renewable energy: NCF seeks import duty removal on solar panel Majorwaves Jan 30, 2020 0 The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), on Tuesday, called for the removal of import duty on solar…
POWER Solar energy increasing Nigerians’ access to electricity – REA boss Majorwaves Dec 5, 2019 0 The Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi, on Wednesday said that solar…
RENEWABLE ENERGY NCF, at tree planting rally, demands use of renewable energy Majorwaves Dec 2, 2019 0 The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Friday in Lagos ended its week-long events on climate action with a…
POWER Nigeria @59: power experts urge FG to provide financial incentives for on grid… Majorwaves Oct 3, 2019 0 Some stakeholders in the power sector says to revamped the sector, there need for the Federal Government to…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Expert urges FG to reduce taxes on solar products Majorwaves Oct 2, 2019 0 A Renewable Energy Expert, Mr Yusuf Suleiman, has called on the Federal Government to reduce taxes and import…
NEWS No room for coal in Africa’s renewable future – Akinwumi Adesina Majorwaves Sep 27, 2019 0 African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans to…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Wind, solar will provide 50% of electricity in 2050, report finds Majorwaves Aug 16, 2019 0 In a report that examines the ways in which renewable energy demand is expected to increase, Bloomberg New Energy…
POWER Osibanjo inaugurates 2.8MW, decentralised solar hybrid power-plant at AE-FUNAI Majorwaves Aug 5, 2019 0 Vice President Yemi Osibanjo on Friday inaugurated a 2.8megawatt decentralised solar hybrid…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Solar power beneficiaries in Ondo communities to pay N500 monthly billing Majorwaves Jul 31, 2019 0 Beneficiaries of the stand-alone solar power in Upare and Igbobini communities in Ilaje Local Government…
RENEWABLE ENERGY 11 Million People Employed in Renewable Energy Worldwide in 2018 – IRENA Report Majorwaves Jun 20, 2019 0 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: – Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Eswatini issues RfQ for 40MW of solar projects Majorwaves Jun 12, 2019 0 The Kingdom of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is seeking proposals for the deployment of 40 MW of solar…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Eaton pledges cheap, alternative source of power for Nigeria Majorwaves Jun 4, 2019 0 The Country Manager, Eaton Nigeria, Temitayo Awojole, has expressed the desire of the company to provide cheap and…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Senegalese wind farm project on course Majorwaves May 28, 2019 0 Lekela, the renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, today welcomed a…
RENEWABLE ENERGY REAN committed to a robust renewable energy sector – Executive Secretary Majorwaves May 24, 2019 0 Ayobami Adedinni The Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria(REAN) has said it is committed in its efforts in…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Africa on track to multiply solar capacity six fold by 2030 – Report Majorwaves May 24, 2019 0 A new report released by the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) and the Becquerel Institute have revealed that…
RENEWABLE ENERGY 100% renewable energy achievable in West Africa by 2050 – EWG Report Majorwaves May 24, 2019 0 Nigeria and other members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) can adopt renewable energy 100…
POWER Akeredolu, Firms Launch Two New Solar Grids in Ondo Majorwaves Apr 16, 2019 0 Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Saturday inaugurated the 85kw Igbatoro Onigari solar mini-grid power…
RENEWABLE ENERGY PAS Solar Set Up with USD-10m Loan to Bring Home Solar to Nigeria Majorwaves Apr 16, 2019 0 UK-based project developer PAS Solar Limited has been arranged a USD-10-million (EUR 8.8m) syndicated senior debt…
RENEWABLE ENERGY OPIC commits $10m to fund off-grid solar kits in Chad Majorwaves Mar 11, 2019 0 The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has…
RENEWABLE ENERGY EU to launch €30m sustainable energy investment fund in Nigeria Majorwaves Mar 7, 2019 0 The European Union (EU) says it will launch a €30 million sustainable energy investment fund in Nigeria. Mr…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Tanzania’s Njombe region set to generate wind power Majorwaves Mar 6, 2019 0 THE country first wind powered electricity is expected to be set in Makambako in Njombe Region and the project…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Africa sees first solar-powered desalination plant passes 10 000 kℓ mark Majorwaves Mar 4, 2019 0 Africa’s first solar-powered seawater desalination plant, the OSMOSUN plant, designed by Mascara and located in…
RENEWABLE ENERGY Sida Expands Off-Grid Renewables Model into Sub-Saharan Africa Majorwaves Feb 27, 2019 0 The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has confirmed its expansion project of $50 million…