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NIGERIA: Remove Fuel, Electricity Subsidies – IMF to FG
The IMF calls for the removal of fuel and electricity subsidies Asks FG to improve revenue…
NIGERIA: NERC to Review Five Consumer Regulations
NERC to review five customer regulations Begins consultations this month The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission…
Mesh-Grids, the Future of Energy Connectivity
Despite Nigeria’s impressive socio-economic growth in recent years, achieving nationwide energy access remains a formidable…
SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom CEO Alleges Sabotage on Transmission Tower
Eskom CEO alleges sabotage An attack at a substation resulted in the collapse of a transmission…
NIGERIA: CBN Power Sector Interventions Gulp Over ₦1.3 Trillion
The power sector gulps at least ₦1.3 trillion in interventions Experts say, interventions necessary to sustain…
Improving Mini-Grid Customers’ Service Delivery
The mini-grid market in Nigeria has increased considerably over the past decade. About 38 solar PV…
FMO Finances 110 MWp of Solar Power with €90 Million in Burkina Faso
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) is participating in constructing four solar power plants with loans…
TANZANIA: TANESCO Turns to Gas to Ramp Up Electricity Generation
TANESCO to install natural gas-power plants To improve generation capacity by 345MW State-owned electric utility, Tanzania…
OX2 Announces EUR-650m Deal to Build Wind Farm in Finland
Swedish renewables developer is to construct a zero-subsidy wind farm in Finland. The plant is expected…
SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom’s Challenges Requires an Integrated Solution
Gordhan suggests integrated solutions to Eskom’s challenges South Africa’s Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has…