renewable energy
31 Jul 2024
Stakeholders have emphasised the need for Africa, especially Nigeria, to maximise and develop its renewable energy sector to boost and diversify and boost the economy. Meeting at the Departmental Seminar Series, themed: ‘Africa-Europe Roundtable on Renewable Energy (AERTS) 2024’, organised by the Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University (LASU), the experts hinged economic development on the…
9 Jun 2024
The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) has expressed its commitment to provide new or improved electricity access to over 17.5 million Nigerians using its Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) scheme.
3 Jun 2024
Prof. Ahmed Hamidu, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, Kaduna State,
29 May 2024
According to the United Nations Population Fund, Nigeria’s population currently stands at 229 million and is expected to reach 400 million by 2050, making it the third most populous country.
22 May 2024
WiSolar, an on-demand prepaid solar utility, has said there is a need for electricity as accessible and affordable as home WiFi across Africa.
22 Apr 2024
More Nigerians are subscribing to alternative energy sources such as solar to power their homes as a result of the persistent power outages,
19 Apr 2024
The Edo State government, yesterday, said that plans are underway to light up 50 communities across the state in the first phase of its renewable energy projects.
18 Apr 2024
Burden of energy access in Africa and other developing countries, especially the deployment of renewable energy amid push from fossil fuel, would need a practical financing approach, global leaders said yesterday.
18 Apr 2024
Stakeholders in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger Delta region have picked holes in the global call for an energy transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy, saying that the process and intentions of the West should be interrogated before African countries embrace it hook, line and sinker.
14 Apr 2024
Notwithstanding many obstacles, renewable energy resources are expected to generate 42 per cent of all electricity globally by 2028. Latest report by DNV, an independent assurance and risk management provider, revealed that solar PV will also top nuclear electricity generation by 2026.
10 Apr 2024
Nigeria, recently, began the process of implementing gradual increases in the end-user tariff for electricity to move towards a liberalised market, where the Federal Government no longer bears the burden of tariff shortfall
3 Apr 2024
Deployment of renewable energy in Africa is still far behind as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), yesterday, said deployment last year hit a record high of 473 gigawatts (GW) to push global renewable energy capacity to 3870GW.