POWER SECTOR

Unilever, one of world’s largest consumer goods companies, and Bboxx, a platform providing access to essential products and services, have partnered through Sunlight, a leading detergent brand, to accelerate the provision of clean energy…

South Africa, Japan Collaborate for Green Ammonia Studies Japanese general trading company ITOCHU Corporation and South African chemicals and energy company, Sasol, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly study and…

After green hydrogen, negotiations are accelerating between the Egyptian and European authorities with a view to exporting clean energy from Egypt to Europe.The discussions should notably lead to a project to supply Europe with electricity…

...PEG has largest network in Africa for utility services. Bboxx has announced the acquisition of PEG Africa, one of the largest providers of distributed energy in West Africa and one of the continent’s fastest-growing companies,…

The European Commission has presented a draft proposal meant to intervene in the worsening energy crisis. The draft looks to place a price cap on electricity generated by non-natural gas power producers.According to Financial Times, the EU…

Reports say that the European Union is closer to potentially intervening on the bloc’s electricity market as energy prices soar ahead of what would be a difficult winter for EU consumers and businesses.European Commission (EC) is working…

Last Saturday Nigeria and Iran signed a number of agreements including energy deals which will enhance cooperation in the oil and gas sectors of the two OPEC frontline members. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the signing of the MOUs…

FG Launches Energy Transition Plan Nigeria has launched its Energy Transition Plan as a determinable path to achieving universal energy access by 2030 and a carbon-free economy by 2060. The plan is designed to tackle energy poverty…

Zimbabwean has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its continued investment in the country’s power sector. Zimbabwean minister of finance and economic development, Mthuli Ncube, gave the commendation in Harare, shortly…

India and Nigeria are working out modalities that would promote provision of infrastructure and solar energy capacity for the Nigerian economy. The High Commissioner of India, Gangadharan Balasubramanian, said the collaboration will…

Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that the newly constituted board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company would strengthen all ruffled ends in the liabilities relating to tariff shortfalls for power…

Nigeria Energy Exhibition and Conference, perhaps Africa’s biggest forum of energy professionals, featuring renowned, power co innovative power companies, will be companies and solutions, is returning to the Landmark Center in Lagos,…

The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has expressed worry that some of the solar power solutions imported into the country are of poor quality. Some renewable energy experts who spoke at the Gennex Colloquium last week in Lagos at…

...Vows to Decentralize Power Supply Former vice president of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to end the electricity problem of the…

A human rights group, the Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights (CASER), has called for the arrest of the leaders of aggrieved electricity workers in Nigeria who plunged the nation into total darkness when they embarked on a…

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a partnership with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to engaged in power infrastructure upgrade to expand its services in electricity supply in some specialised locations…

...Project will fuel Europe’s sustainable mobility push Hungary has signed a deal with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), a Chinese firm, to construct one of the biggest battery manufacturing facilities in the European…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has appealed to the electricity workers to suspend their proposed strike billed to begin on Aug. 17. Managing Director, TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, made the appeal in a letter to the workers on…

Barring last minute settlements between members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the federal government of Nigeria, the country may be thrown into darkness as the protesting workers proceed on an indefinite strike…

Nigeria may be thrown into total darkness as from Wednesday as the organised labour has directed electricity workers to shut down the power sector and commence an indefinite strike. The strike is in view of pending labour issues between…