Alternative Energy

As part of its expansion drive, Total Nigeria Plc has inaugurated its 30th solar serviced station, five years after it opened the first one in Lagos. The new service station on Court House Road, Zaria, boasts 11.7 Kilowatt peak, kWp with…

Oge Obi. While available statistics in the country has shown that Nigerians are willing to switch over to alternative sources of energy, it has however been discovered that the initial high cost of setting up a chosen source such as the…

Oge Obi As the awareness on alternative energy increases in the country, Nigerians are beginning to show strong interest to switch over to better and more effective sources of energy for their homes and businesses. This may also not be…

Booming Chinese solar installations propelled annual worldwide investments in renewable energy and energy-smart technology 3 percent higher to $333.5 billion last year—the second-highest on record, a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)…

The European Union has pledged to support the expansion of Nigeria’s power transmission infrastructure with a grant of €25m (N7.6bn at the official exchange rate of N305 to one Euro). According to the Transmission Company of…

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Tuesday disclosed that its study on Nigerian mini grid electricity development potential revealed annual investment opportunities of 9.2 billion dollars. Its Managing Director, Mrs Damilola…

The German Development Bank, and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) announced, on the side lines of the annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power and Renewables Meeting, a new instrument to support renewable energy projects in…