Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy
These studies have revealed very significant system cost differences between the two main gas-to-power technologies the country is currently considering.
Year: 2022
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NIGERIA: ROGEAP launched for electricity access via green mini-grids
This regional project aims at electrification through mini-grids powered by renewable energy.
Infinity Group and Africa Finance Corporation to buy Lekela Power in Africa’s biggest renewable energy deal
The proposed acquisition includes Lekela Power’s portfolio of operational wind power projects, which have a combined installed capacity of over 1 gigawatt (GW), mainly located in South Africa, Egypt and Senegal. It also includes Lekela’s 1.8 GW pipeline of greenfield projects, the majority of which are anticipated to reach financial close in the near future.
Renewable energy will not solve all our problems —Nelisiwe Magubane
Let’s not disabuse ourselves by saying that renewable energy is going to solve all our problems.
TCN restores the national power grid after system disturbance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the general public that the national grid experienced system disturbance at about 11.27am today, 20th, July 2022. The incident was a result of sudden drop in system frequency from 49.94Hz to 47.36Hz, which created system instability.
NNPC now free from institutional regulations, says Buhari
“It will, of course, conduct itself under the best international business practice in transparency, governance, and commercial viability.”
MENA Power Projects Forum 2022 to focus on US$250 billion worth of upcoming power projects in MENA region
er and utilities companies will have enough businesses as governments in the MENA countries plan to implement US$250 billion worth of power projects including US$93 billion worth of committed projects and US$157 billion worth of planned projects between 2021 and 2025
OP-ED: A pursuit of profit over our environment
We keep hearing about climate change this, climate change that, but what is climate change really, and more importantly what are its effects on everyday life? Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns. This shift may be natural but over the last one hundred years human activities have been driving this change rapidly.
Fuel scarcity and price hike
Even the regulator, the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NMDPRA), headed by Farouk Ahmed, feigned ignorance of such increase, insisting that prices were still the same.
Schneider Electric creates professional education platform to address the Data Center talent shortage
Prior to its acquisition by Schneider Electric in 2006, members of the Data Center Science Center at APC™, Schneider Electric’s flagship brand of battery back-up power, surge protection, and IT physical infrastructure for data centers and edge computing environments, created the ‘Data Center University’ as a free resource to help train and upskill the next generation of industry professionals.