Category: Power
Nigeria: All On and Mobile Power Limited sign £1million investment deal to expand deployment of pay-per-use battery sharing platform
Mobile Power’s energy distribution platform “MOPO”, is successfully serving challenging markets, creating local employment, and providing financial and social returns. The platform offers customers a community-based, agent-led Battery-As-A-Service product that enables them rent 50Wh-1000Wh lithium-ion batteries for 24-hour periods.
Mobile Power Limited raises £1 million from All On to scale its services
The investment will enable Mobile Power to increase the growth of its pay-per-use battery-sharing platform in Nigeria. This is in line with All On’s mission to invest in off-grid energy solutions spanning solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and gas technologies deployed by both foreign and local access-to-energy companies that complement available grid power across Nigeria and help bridge its significant energy gap.
Adiabo Substation fire incident: TCN apologises to electricity consumers
“TCN apologizes for every inconvenience to the Government and electricity customers in Cross River State and pledges to do all it can to ensure quick restoration of bulk supply to the area,” she concluded.
Zimbabwe’s Hwange thermal power project expansion to add 1,520MW by Nov
Hwange thermal power station benefits to the local people
Engineer Lucia Chibanda, who spoke on behalf of the project manager, stated that the thermal power project used locals for tasks ranging from the most basic to the most challenging as they worked with the contractor, Sino hydro.
Wärtsilä to provide automation upgrade and long-term service agreement for an iconic power plant in Cameroon
The project is scheduled to commence in 2023. To ensure the continuity of the plant’s output, the work will be carried out on one engine at a time. The long-term service agreement includes remote operational support, maintenance planning, technical advisory and remote troubleshooting services, as well as spare parts.
Wärtsilä power plant upgrade and extension will enable production expansion for largest gold mine in Senegal
The order with Wärtsilä was placed by Sabodala Gold Operations and it has been booked in Wärtsilä’s order intake in Q3 2022. The project will be delivered under a complete engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.
Nigeria needs 200,000MW to meet electricity needs of its over 200 million population —ANED
Oduntan, who stated that Nigeria would require 200,000mw of power generation to meet the electricity need of its 200 million citizens, added that going by international standards, 1,000mw was needed to serve one million people.
FG begins transmission line, substations project in Ekiti …to add 204MW electricity capacity
The Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, during the groundbreaking ceremony in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, said the project consists of a 50 kilometre stretch of 132kV transmission line from Ikere (Ado Ekiti) with a turn in – turn out at Ijesa Isu that terminates at Ilupeju Ekiti.
It also has a 2X60MVA, 132/33kV transmission substation with four line bays at Ijesa Isu Ekiti with a switching station at Ikere (Ado Ekiti) in the state.
Schneider Electric partners Ikeja Electric on power distribution in Lagos, Ogun
Speaking on the partnership in Lagos, Ikeja Electric, Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Folake Soetan, said: “This partnership exemplifies Ikeja Electric’s desire to leverage innovation and technology to improve customer experience, so it is driven largely with interest of customers at the heart of our business.
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.