Category: Alternative & Renewable Energy

By Energy Worth The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (UKAID), in a bid to increase electricity supply in Nigeria, has provided solar energy to 49,000 homes within the Nation. According to the agency in charge of the programme in Nigeria ‘SolarNigeria’, the funds from the UK DFID will be used to scale the market…

By Energy Worth Rather than wait for policy makers to resolve inherent risks in large-scale renewable energy development, the Federal Government has opted instead to meet with prospective private investors, to address issues and challenges hindering construction of the first ever Independent Power Producer (IPP) solar project. The Federal Government, through the Energy Commission of…

By Energy Worth The off grid renewable energy space which most experts describe as the future of the Nigerian power sector have been said to enjoy an investment capacity of up to $200 million in the last few years. This was disclosed in Lagos by the Head of Power and Infrastructure, Corporate and Investment Banking,…

The National Agency for Science and Engineering infrastructure (NASENI) said it was targeting to generate 7.5 MW solar power annually to serve as alternative energy in the country. Its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Mohammed Haruna said this while declaring open the agency’s 2018 Solar Installation and Maintenance Training programme in Abuja. Haruna, who was represented…

By Tsvetana Paraskova Battery-powered electric vehicles have been stealing the spotlight from fuel cell vehicle technology, despite the fact that the latter has been around for a decade or two longer than battery EVs. Fuel cell vehicles are powered by the most abundant element in the Universe and the Solar System—hydrogen. But technology costs and…

By Energy Worth With generated power insufficient to meet demands of local producers, manufacturers in the country have generated at least 13,000MW of electricity under its Independent Power Projects (IPPs) and micro grid platforms to meet their operational demands.According to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), manufacturers experience inadequate electricity supply with an average of…

By Energy Worth The Federal Government has set a target for 30 per cent renewable energy contribution to the national electricity grid by 2030 as it intensifies collaboration with India on clean energy sources. The Minister of State I, Power, Works and Housing, Mr Mustapha Baba Shehuri, said this on Friday in Abuja, at a…

Over 500 rural communities in Plateau State suffer from effects of environmental hazards which have also affected economic activities in the communities. The communities are predominantly off the national grid and could not access energy, thus rely solely on local methods to such as the use of firewood, local lanterns and generators for the few…

By Alan Mammoser On a recent warm evening in the Dubai desert, government ministers and business leaders gathered to mark a major milestone in solar power, one of worldwide significance. A new phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (aka MBR Solar Park) was opened. The assembled crowd was joined by the…

By Alicestine October South Africans were never informed properly that nuclear power is not as expensive as it is made out to be, a nuclear energy expert said Thursday. Nuclear energy expert, Des Muller dismissed these and other concerns as “propaganda”. He refuted the cost issue but also took aim at corruption concerns over the…