African scientists propose AI-assisted method to identify causes of electricity losses
This approach could prove especially relevant in developing countries, where the level of losses in power grids can exceed 30%.
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COP27 provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lay foundations for Africa’s clean energy future – finds Wärtsilä report
Pathways for Africa’s Energy Future,’ a report from the technology group Wärtsilä, provides power system modelling of three African countries, Nigeria, South Africa and Mozambique. It finds that they can leapfrog some developed nations by not embedding inflexible fossil fuel-based systems.
Nigeria: How faulty waste processing and polluted water endanger 200 million inhabitants
Managing the waste of more than 200 million people is no joke, Nigeria produces an impressive 42 million tons of waste each year and that has had an impact on human health and the environment. Nigerian journalists Oke Peter and Damilola Shittu unravel how the defective waste disposal system and water pollution endanger Nigerian lives.
Wärtsilä announces new 132MW gas engine power plants maintenance contract in Nigeria
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Optimised Maintenance agreement covering power plants in three locations owned by Paras Energy, a 100 percent privately-owned Nigerian energy provider. The aim of the agreement is to ensure the plants’ continued high levels of availability, reliability and efficiency, while providing important cost predictability for future budgeting purposes. The agreement was signed with Wärtsilä in the first quarter of 2021.
Op-ed: Solving the flare gas challenge in sub-Saharan Africa
From the health of people to the health of the planet, flaring is not the right answer to the problem. It is a waste of a valuable resource that does little to boost economies or change the power situation for millions of people.
Actis eyes Africa power projects after $1 billion of investments
Africa, which has a population of 1.3 billion people, has an electricity-access rate of just over 40%, the lowest in the world, according to the African Development Bank. South Africa, the continent’s most-industrialized economy, has battled power shortages since 2008 after the government failed to invest in new plants in time to replace aging equipment and infrastructure.
Sylva calls for keen sense of nationhood and patriotism as Nigeria consolidates its democracy
By Oke Peter Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has commemorated with Nigerians on the Nation’s democracy day celebrations, describing it as a moment of deep national pride and introspection. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Julius Bokoru, on Friday, Sylva believes, as we all…
Nigeria, others need $250bn investment to resolve power deficit —NERC boss
To resolve the power deficit situation in Africa and reach the United Nations’ (UN) target of Universal Access by 2030, the continent will need to add around 250GW capacity, which will require about 7GW yearly from now to 2030. This, the Executive Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Professor James Momoh said would require…