Nigeria has concluded plans to use solar energy for its rural electrification projects, Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo, said on Tuesday. The West African country was working with relevant stakeholders to achieve the desire, Nebo told visiting guests from the Botswana Defense College in Abuja, the nation’s capital city. The minister said the ministry was … Continue reading Nigeria plan to use solar power for rural electrification
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Nigeria to launch renewable energy policy
Nigeria had concluded plans to launch a national policy on renewable energy and energy efficiency to boost power supply in the country, a top government official said on Friday. In the policy, government sought to provide an integrated framework for all stakeholders, especially investors in clean energy for power generation and the general development of … Continue reading Nigeria to launch renewable energy policy
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SkyPower Global and FAS Energy to Build 3,000 MW of Solar Power in Nigeria
SkyPower FAS Energy, a joint venture between SkyPower Global and FAS Energy, signs agreements with both the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Delta State Government for the development, construction and operation of 3,000 MW of solar PV projects. SkyPower FAS Energy signed agreements with both the Federal Republic of Nigeria Government and the Delta … Continue reading SkyPower Global and FAS Energy to Build 3,000 MW of Solar Power in Nigeria
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Investors in solar energy eye sub-Saharan Africa
“The growth in the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to be somewhere between 60 and 80 gigawatts over the next ten years, and solar is going to form 10 to 15 percent of the overall increase in energy mix across sub-Saharan Africa,” Douglas Coleman, project director for Mere Power Nzema Limited, told Anadolu … Continue reading Investors in solar energy eye sub-Saharan Africa
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Wind energy engineer escapes from Nigerian kidnappers
Collomp was kidnapped by about 30 armed men who attacked the residence of French firm Vergnet, the company for which he is working, in the state of Katsina on the border with Niger. Nigerian police in the central north Kaduna State confirmed on Sunday that a French man, who was abducted in the neighboring Katsina … Continue reading Wind energy engineer escapes from Nigerian kidnappers
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Nigeria: Nine Northern States to Get 420 MW Solar Power
The Federal Government is set to provide 420 megawatts of electricity using solar energy for nine states in the northern part of the country. how to get him back The Secretary, National Energy Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Njiddah, made this known at a stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Monday. Njiddah said the project would be implemented … Continue reading Nigeria: Nine Northern States to Get 420 MW Solar Power
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Korean Firm to Invest U.S.$30 Billion in Solar Power Plants in Nigeria
A Korean firm, HQMC Korea Company Ltd, has indicated interest to invest $30 billion (about N4.62 trillion) to build 10, 000 megawatts solar power plant in Nigeria. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during a meeting with the management of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Kin Moon said … Continue reading Korean Firm to Invest U.S.$30 Billion in Solar Power Plants in Nigeria
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Nigeria: Kaduna Signs MoU On 30 Megawatts Solar Energy Generation
The signing according to Yakowa was done under the Nigerian-German Energy partnership noting that the German company will be spending about 50 million Euros to construct the facility under a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) scheme that will last 25 years. Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) … Continue reading Nigeria: Kaduna Signs MoU On 30 Megawatts Solar Energy Generation
Continue readingECC report sets recommendations for reform
Further to steady support for wind power, wave and tidal energy in the EMR and the ROC review, RenewableUK is asking the Government to back a strong target for offshore wind energy in the upcoming 2020 delivery roadmap.
Continue readingMore supply of electric vehicles, working group formed to strengthen charging infrastructure
The Steering Committee was also briefed by representatives from Better Place on its global progress in developing a market-based transportation infrastructure that supports electric vehicles.
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