Energy drink producers seek protection against foreign competition
Producers of energy drinks in the country have urged the Federal Government to protect newly established industries from foreign competition, and save direct employment of over 2,000 Nigerians and their numerous dependents. The local producers said they have the capacity to produce enough drinks that can serve the entire country. They urged the Federal Government […]
Distributed Renewable Energy Boosts Gender Equality in Kenya and Nigeria
Women have been the main driving force behind the large-scale adoption of Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) products such as solar lanterns, solar appliances and renewable energy mini-grids across developing countries. Sensitive to the fact that they have the most to gain from energy access, women founders and leaders have been instrumental in popularizing and advocating […]
Energy theft, assault on staff now attracts jail terms, IBEDC warns
Electricity consumers who are caught indulging in sharp practices and assaults on staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company PLC now risk jail terms ranging from three to five years imprisonment as prescribed in the 2O23 Electricity Act recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. While the new law prescribes three years jail term for […]
Rutgers University hires DSD Renewables for 14.5-MW solar carport project
DSD Renewables has been selected by Rutgers University to install 16 solar carport canopies, totaling 14.5 MW, in parking lots across the university’s multiple campuses in New Jersey. This is the first sustainability initiative to roll out since University President Jonathan Holloway announced the university’s commitment to a Climate Action Plan in September 2021. The… […]
MDAs Dissolutions: Group warns Tinubu against compromise
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa A transparency group, the League of Nigerian Democrats (LND) has written to President Bola Tinubu over alleged attempts by some desperate politicians to compromise the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, and Mr. Olufunso Adebiyi, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Niger Delta […]
Lunar releases residential energy storage cabinet system
The company offers a battery, hybrid inverter, shutdown devices, and more. In honor of the Summer Solstice, the day of the year with the most daily sunlight, a distributed energy start-up company is releasing a residential integrated energy management cabinet system that stores solar energy on its 5 kWh battery systems to provide up to […]
Local solar offers the lowest-cost pathway to 100% clean energy
Deploying local solar technologies like rooftop and community solar in conjunction with battery storage unlocks a stronger, more flexible electric grid and also creates the lowest-cost pathway to a 100% clean energy future. Last month, the World Meteorological Organization announced that we will experience the hottest year ever recorded in the next five years. In the near […]
Majority of states get low grades on clean energy interconnection policies
On June 21, 2023, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council released its Freeing the Grid interconnection grades, which grade each state in the nation (as well as Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico) on the quality of its interconnection policies. These policies govern how distributed energy resources (DERs) — such as solar and energy storage systems —… […]
Emefiele: Groups protesting against arrest, enemies of Nigeria says CSOs
A civil society coalition organisation has described individuals or groups protesting the arrest of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emiefele, as enemies of Nigeria, saying such actions are capable of derailing the opportunity to expose the grand corruption perpetuated by Emiefele while heading a critical arm of Nigeria’s economy. The […]
Tinubu excludes NDLEA, NAFDAC from board dissolution
President Bola Tinubu has exempted the boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control from dissolution. The President had on Monday announced the dissolution of boards of the Federal Government’s parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies. 14 agencies listed in the third schedule, Part […]