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EU Approves $3.4m For Okra Solar To Provide Energy Access In Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has approved a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for energy access beneficiaries.
The fund is being made available for Okra Solar to use solar mesh grids to…
DEG Provides $750,000 Funding for Solar Microgrids in Nigeria
The German Investment and Development Corporation (DEG) has announced the provision of a loan of $750,000 to Husk Power Systems.
The company is expected to use the loan to finance the construction of eight solar microgrids in Nigeria,…
TCN’s Wheeling Capacity And Transmitting Peak Generation
TCN's wheeling capacity as simulated by its system planning department is 8,100MW and since the simulation was carried out, TCN says it has continued to expand the nations grid, by rehabilitating and upgrading brown field/existing …
Schneider Electric Launches Its BlokSeT Low Voltage Switchboard.
...says it enhances safety, reliability, and connectivity for innovative power distribution control
Schneider Electric, the leader of digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the launch of its next…
AfDB Releases $138m For Solar, Mini-Grid Electrification In Niger
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has released $138.21 million for the construction of solar photovoltaic power plants and solar mini-grids across Niger.
Of this funding, $46 million is being lent under the Transition Support…
TCN Working To Restore Power To Abuja Central Area
Transmission Company of Nigeria has assured that its engineers are working assiduously to put in place a bypass from the Katampe Substation to the GIS substation in the Abuja Central Area in the Federal Capital Territory .
In a…
UEF Announces Deadline for Mini-Grids Projects
The Universal Energy Facility (UEF), a multi-donor results-based finance (RBF) facility, has announced December 9, as the deadline for mini grid projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo
UEF provides incentive payments (i.e.,…
TCN Energizes 2x60mva 132/33kv Gwarinpa GIS Transmission Substation
…adds over 98mw to the grid
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has energized the brand new 2x60mva, 132/33kv Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Gwarinpa.
The 132kV transmission substation energised on November 27, is one of the five…
A 20mw Upgrade Makes Togo Solar Plant The Largest in W/Africa
The Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo is receiving an upgrade from Mid East based, AMEA Power, expanding the plant from 50MW to 70MW.
The project is part of Togo’s National Development Plan, intending to provide…
Two, Key UK Renewable Energy Projects Held Up By Red-Tape
A report suggested yesterday that two large-scale projects aiming to add enough renewable energy to power a million UK homes by channelling water from the Scottish Highlands may be entangled by government red tape, and it may be until…
UAE Adopts New Law To Regulate Linkage Of Renewable Energy Production Units
…plans to invest $160bn in clean, renewable energy in 3 decades
The UAE plans to invest $160 billion in clean and renewable energy sources over the next three decades. In this regard, the UAE has approved a new federal law regulating…
France Faces High Risk Power Supply Squeeze In January
…Owed To Low Nuclear Power Generation
French electricity grid stand a higher risk of strained power supplies come January 2023, than previously predicted due to lower nuclear power generation.
The country’s power grid operator RTE…
Nigeria, Egypt In Advanced Talks for Cooperation In The Energy Sector
Nigeria and Egypt are looking forward to more cooperation in the energy sector. Talks between both countries are said to be in advanced stage.
Nigeria’s minister for environment, Mr. Muhammad Abdullah who dropped the hint on Tuesday,…
IRENA Warns Against Hydrogen Overuse
…says it could hamper renewable energy transition.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has warned that the overuse of the green hydrogen could slow the energy transition.
IRENA said that members of the Group of Seven…
IRENA, IPCC Partner On Renewables for Climate Action at COP27
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The MoU provides a framework for IRENA and IPCC to enhance understanding of the…
Egypt Surpasses Expectations With $83bn Green Energy Deals At COP27
A major highlight of the UN Climate Summit COP27 holding in Egypt is the country’s Suez Canal Economic Zone signing of $83billion worth of green energy deals and nine agreements at the UN climate summit Cop27.
However, evidence shows…
IEA Optimistic About Energy Transition
…Since the IEA laid out its roadmap for net-zero 2050, oil consumption has only increased.
The International Energy Agency has said in its latest World Energy Outlook that demand for fossil fuels would peak, speeding up the transition…
United States New Law Could Slow Solar Energy Rollout
U.S. Customs and Border Protection operatives are reported to have has seized over 1,000 shipments of China-made solar power equipment following a new U.S. law targeting forced labor in a Chinese region.The products detained by the U.S.…
Rwanda Launches $104m Green Economy Fund
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has launched "Ireme Invest," a $104 million green investment facility that will support the private sector in developing the climate-friendly economy in his country.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 27th…
TCN Scores Self High Over Its 5-Point Agenda
The chief executive officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), Mr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, has scored the management of the TCN high, stressing that the company is vigorously achieving its Five-Point Agenda for Year 2022.
The…