Category: Alternative & Renewable Energy

Nuclear energy development has been proffered as a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to Nigeria’s perennial electricity shortfall. ROSATOM, Russia’s state owned nuclear energy corporation, which is also the global leader in nuclear power plant services – made this known in a statement sent to journalists on Wednesday, May 16. The federal government of Nigeria, last…

President of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (Nigatom) and, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Energy Commission, Simon Pesco Mallam in this interview with TOBI AWODIPE, talks about the need for the country to embrace nuclear energy, the advantages that can be derived and its lofty goals of achieving nuclear sovereignty by mid…

The Adamawa State government on Wednesday pledged to partner with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited on several power projects including solar. A statement from the company quoted Mr Martins Babale, the Deputy Governor of the state, as  disclosing  this when he received Mr Chiedu Ugbo, the Managing Director/CEO, NDPHC, who  led the…

By Alicestine October The South African government on Tuesday, reaffirmed its commitment to renewable energy as part of the country’s energy mix whilst dodging any mention of its plans for nuclear energy. Energy Minister, Jeff Radebe in his keynote address delivered at the African Utility Week conference that kicked off at the Cape Town International…

By Tsvetana Paraskova Oil, natural gas, and coal may still be the dominant fuel sources in the world’s energy mix, but renewable energy is growing and creating more and more jobs worldwide. In 2017, employment in renewable energy globally topped 10 million jobs for the first time ever, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said…

Energy Worth with Agency Report The African Development Bank (AfDB) says all the investments in electricity in 2017 were in renewable energy. Amadou Hott, Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate and Growth Complex, who revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), also noted that 74 per cent of the bank’s investment…

Yetunde Fadeyi is the founder, Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability (REES) Africa. A graduate of the University of Ibadan and entrepreneur. In this interview with Oke Peter, she bares her mind on the activities of her organisation. Excerpts   Can you briefly introduce yourself and explain the idea behind REES Africa? My name is Yetunde…

Mr Aurélien Boyer is the Regional Business Manager, West Africa, Greenlight Planet. He holds MBA from ESSEC Business School – Paris, Singapore — with majors in Social Entrepreneurship and Marketing. The Frenchman opens up on his vision for the company in this interview with ENERGY WORTH. Excerpt   Can you tell us a brief history…

By Energy Worth Solar and hybrid electricity will provide the country with about 24 megawatts of power through off grid and mini grid this year, it has been revealed through the USAID/Power Africa-funded Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP). This is in addition to the roughly nine megawatts hours of electricity supplied by the…

The Ghanaian government has set aside US $230m to promote the use of renewable energy in Ghana, particularly in off-grid communities across the country. According to the Deputy Director of Renewable Electricity at the Ministry of Energy, Seth Mahu, the funds will be available to the private sector to deploy over 35,000 systems in off-grid…