Renewable Energy Employment Rate Better Than Other Sectors Last Year

Clean energy jobs are more resilient than other energy sector jobs. Oil and gas workers were…

Tackling Youth Unemployment with Renewable Energy

Unemployment has continued to rise as economic growth declined over the past couple of years. According…

Is Regulatory Uncertainty Still Considered a Barrier to Investment in the NESI?

Is there a gap in the Nigerian Energy sector? Yes, there is. Are there existing challenges…

AfDB Approves $6m Grant for Initial Phase of Desert to Power Program

The $6m will be utilised by the WAPP and ECREEE. WAPP will conduct pre-feasibility studies for…

MCC Signs MoU for Energy Market Integration in West Africa

MCC has signed an MoU with Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso for energy market integration in…

G7, DFIs to Invest over $80 billion in Africa’s Private Sector

G7 countries plan to invest $80 billion over the next 5 years. The investment will focus…

Should Africa Pay the Price for Global Energy Transition?

The world is gradually making the push for cleaner and sustainable sources of energy. While countries…

Group Urges G7 Leaders to End Oil and Gas Financing in 2021

The economists believe that G7 countries should end oil and gas financing as they end coal…

World Bank Approves Financing for Increased Energy Access in Zanzibar

The funds are part of the ZESTA project that aims to expand clean energy access. The…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…