Renewable Energy

A consortium of global youth groups has announced the inauguration of Youth Energy Transition Commission (YETC). The commission, which was launched at the SDG7 Pavilion at COP27 in Egypt earlier this month, consists of strong youth…

...Osinbajo says it will create jobs, drive investment and reduce emissions Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that carbon markets can deliver tremendous benefits for Nigeria and for Africa; creating jobs driving green…

...Signs pact for 220,000 tons of green hydrogen Egypt has signed a framework agreement for the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a green hydrogen project. Officials say the signing is a step towards the…

...90million Nigerians not linked to the national grid World Bank has said that Nigeria has the highest energy deficit on the Africa continent, and that over 90 million people are not linked to the national grid. Speaking at a…

Bboxx has announced a partnership with Ampersand, an e-mobility company specializing in the provision of sustainable transport solutions. The partnership is targeted at boosting Ampersand’s e-mobility scheme in Rwanda. Bboxx said…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has explained that the $2.5million funding from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) will be used to implement the Mozambique Renewable Energy Integration Program (MREP). SEFA is a…

On Saturday, 12 December, world governments converged virtually at the Climate Ambition Summit to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement. The meeting takes place in the lead up to COP26, scheduled for November…

The European Union and Germany are supporting a new scholarship programme on solar energy and energy efficiency, targeting over 185 participants in Nigeria. The programme, which started on August 10, 2020, would among other things,…

Today’s global economy is enabled by a global energy trade, and countries around the world are dependent on the flows of oil, coal, and natural gas to keep their economies growing. As countries move to decarbonize and adopt renewable…

Renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050 under the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) climate-safe energy path, according to a report published by the Agency during its 10th Assembly. According to…

As part of the efforts to alleviate the financing constraints in renewable energy sector in Africa, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital…

The decade-long trend of strong growth in renewable energy capacity continued last year with global additions of 171 gigawatts (GW), according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The annual increase of…

The huge potential for renewable energy in the country is mostly untapped.  All around the country, there are enormous potentials in solar, hydro; wind, and biomass. But the presence of large oil and gas production in the South together…

A Renewable Energy Company, QWAY has demonstrated a keen interest in constructing 500 MW of renewable energy infrastructure in Angola. It is expected that 250 MW to 300 MW of this capacity would consist of solar power plants. The rest would…

Germany has signed with Ghana a memorandum of understanding providing the West African nation €100 million to develop its renewable energy sector. The provision of these funds fall under the G-20 Compact programme which aims to ensure…

ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced today that by utilizing REG’s patented fermentation technology, the companies’ joint research program has demonstrated the ability to convert sugars from a variety of non-edible biomass…