The Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance (SUNREF) Nigeria project is happy to announce…
Category: West Africa
FG Says Siemens’s 7000MW Deal is Ongoing
The German Government and the Nigerian Government, alongside the Siemens project, are progressive. The $2 billion…
AFD, EU Pledge $46 Million For Skill Enhancement in the Power Sector
AFD and EU pledge $46 million to NAPTIN. The Funds serve the purpose of vocational skills…
CrossBoundary Energy Acquires $25m to Deploy Solar Mini-Grids in Africa
CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) receives funding from ARCH, Bank of America, and Microsoft to deploy mini-grids…
NERC Sets July 1st for GenCos to Attain 5GW Generation Capacity
Generation companies to produce 5000MW of capacity by July 1. The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)…
World Bank Reports Over 500 Million People Lacking Electricity in Africa
World Bank reports that 733 million people worldwide lack access to electricity. Africa remains the least…
Engie Launches Financing Tool to Deploy Solar Energy
Engie Energy Access opens up a participatory financing platform for SSA. The platform aims to accelerate…
Nigeria Electricity Grid Collapses Again
Nigeria’s National Energy Grid collapses around 7 pm on Sunday. Osogbo system shut down at 6.49…
Unlocking Bio-Fuel Energy Potential in Nigeria
A high-energy system is necessary for an economy to improve productivity and global competitiveness. Although Nigeria…
WiSolar to Create Mobile App for Solar Electricity Purchase
WiSolar is to create an app for solar electricity purchases. Tonye Irims, WiSolar’s chief executive officer,…