The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has confirmed its expansion project of $50 million into the regions of Burkina Faso, Liberia and Mozambique. Following the success of Sweden’s investment in small-scale energy services in Zambia, the project expansion will give between five and 15 million people in rural and slum areas access to electricity,…
The delivery of gigawatts-worth of solar generation across West Africa lies one step closer to reality after calls were put forward for experts to lay the foundations of a major project that was first envisaged in 2016. Nigeria, Mali, Ghana and the remaining members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are looking…
Germany has announced its intentions of closing all of its coal-fired power plants by 2038 as renewables becomes the leading energy source, according to GlobalData. GlobalData Power analyst, Mohit Prasad, offers his view on the impact of this decision on the country’s power market. “Germany has closed 12 out of 19 nuclear power plants till…
Egypt’s energy minister Mohamed Shaker has affirmed the country’s commitment to working with the East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) countries in advancing their goals in the energy sector. Among the goals is to achieve the goals of the 2063 Agenda, reports Egypt Today. Shaker expressed Egypt’s desire to share its experiences and its best practices…
South African minister of energy Jeff Radebe, has stressed that coal jobs in South Africa are at risk, however, not as the result of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) programme. Addressing members of the media on the weekend around the country’s REIPPP programme, the Minister highlighted that “Eskom has as early as…
With over 22 years in the energy sector, the East African Community Secretariat’s senior industrial engineer was mentored by some of the industry’s key engineers. Now as a mentor to young professionals herself, Eng Jennifer A. Gache née Nyambala is actively engaged in driving market development. With a primary goal of promoting industrialization in EAC…
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – On January 25, Power Africa, a U.S. government-led initiative coordinated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which seeks to double electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa, announced a new partnership to advance the power sector in Nigeria. Power Africa will extend technical and managerial support to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC)…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) Plc, Chief Execultive Officer, Mr Adeoye Fadeyibi, has assured electricity consumers within EKEDC’s network of safe and reliable power supply. Fadeyibi, who gave the assurance when EKEDC signed conditions of service with the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) in…
The nation’s power sector lost N69.1bn between January 1 and February 19 this year as a result of the persistent challenges in the industry. Data obtained from the Advisory Power Team in the Office of the Vice President on Wednesday showed that the loss in the sector was due to insufficient gas supply to power…
The ongoing gas flare commercialisation programme of the Federal Government will attract $3.5bn worth of investments to Nigeria. In a reply to enquiries on the status of the programme, senior officials of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources explained that inward investments valued at over $3bn would come into Nigeria through the Nigerian Gas Flare…
