REA Signs OBF Grant Agreement with Five Solar Home Systems Firms The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has signed Output-Based Fund (OBF) Grant Agreement with five Solar Home Systems (SHS) companies under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEF). Under the agreement, the companies: Onnan Unity Company, Greenage Energy Solutions, NTA STAR TV Network Ltd, Hanshot Solar Power…
Solar Sister Appoints New Country Director for Nigeria Solar Sister, a company that supports local women in Africa to create clean energy businesses, has appointed Chioma Ome as the Country Director of Nigeria, effective November 1, 2022. Until her promotion to the position of Country Director, Ome was Solar Sister’s Impact Hub Manager, Nigeria. Ome…
Manufacturing a Sustainable Future: Day 3 at ADIPEC 2022 The manufacturing industry continues to face rising demands for clean energy and consumer scrutiny of its environmental impact. This is why ADIPEC, the world’s largest and most inclusive energy forum, the Smart Manufacturing Strategic and Technical Conferences and Exhibition Zone, provides an essential platform for the…
Nigeria becomes the Second Largest Market for Solar Energy Kits Worldwide – Report Nigeria has become the second largest market for solar energy kits in the world, according to a report published by GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar industry with support from Efficiency for Access and the World Bank Group’s Lighting Global…
Fully Operational, UN Methane Observatory Paves Way for Steep Emissions Reductions A new report launched Monday at a major gathering of the oil and gas industry finds that many companies are increasing their efforts to tackle methane, one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis, but more needs to be done….
WAPP Board Adopts Working Document, Budget for 2023 The Executive Board of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) has adopted a new work programme and budget for the year 2023. This was done at the 55th ordinary session of the WAPP Executive Board Meeting at the WAPP headquarters in Cotonou, Benin Republic on Saturday 22nd…
Seplat JV Concludes 11th Edition of Seplat Energy PEALs Quiz Seplat Energy Plc has concluded the 11th edition of Seplat JV PEARLs Quiz, which is one of its signature educational Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Green Park Academy Edo State emerged winner from among 130 participating schools and bagged the coveted prize of Ten Million Naira…
Shell Impact Investment Company Awards $80,000 to 10 Clean-Energy Start-Ups in Nigeria Shell impact investment company, All On, has awarded $10,000 each to 10 clean-energy start-ups in Nigeria who participated in its 2022 edition of the annual incubation program for early-stage renewable energy entrepreneurs. Winners of this year’s edition, which was done in partnership with…
Energy Crisis: Sylva Identifies Diplomacy as Key Element in Foreign Relations As a result of the current global energy crisis, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has identified diplomacy as a key element of foreign relations. According to a statement by his Senior Adviser on Media and Communication, Horatius Egua, the…
Mismanagement of Oil, Gas and Minerals resources is a Violation of Human Rights — NEITI The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has described the mismanagement of oil, gas and minerals resources in the country’s extractive sector as a violation of human rights. Orji stated this in…
