CPPE Boss Seeks Tax Waivers On Renewable Energy Equipment
LAGOS – The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has emphasized the need for the acceleration of the Presidential Power Initiative to upscale power supply in view of the recent removal of fuel subsidy in the country. Its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Muda Yusuf, who said this in a statement, also maintained that state […]
REA & Oando Sign MoU to boost renewable energy access in Nigeria
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oando Clean Energy (OCEL) to boost collaboration between the private sector and Government Agency towards the deployment of sustainable renewable energy access across the country. The MoU was signed at the corporate headquarters of REA in Abuja on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. […]
FG, Oando sign MoU to boost renewable energy access
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Oando Clean Energy Limited to boost the deployment of sustainable renewable energy access across the country. Represented by the Rural Electrification Agency, the government announced on Monday that the MoU with OCEL was also part of measures adopted to further mitigate the harsh impact of […]
Gates foundation, Nigerian groups to tackle maternal death
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, through the Development Research and Projects and the Society for Gynaecologists and Obstetrics in Nigeria under the International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetrics, has embarked on a three-year advocacy intervention project to reduce the rising cases of maternal and neonatal deaths in Nigeria. The goal of the partnership, according […]
RWE’s largest utility-scale energy storage system goes live in California
RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in the U.S., connecting its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to the California Independent System Operator. The project, Fifth Standard, also includes a 150-MWAC solar PV facility, expected to be complete in August. The BESS facility, at 137-MWAC and located in Fresno County is the company’s… […]
NUPENG/NSCDC face-off: CG seeks amicable resolution
Tribune Online NUPENG/NSCDC face-off: CG seeks amicable resolution The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has called for an amicable resolution of the dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Rivers State Command of the NSCDC. The dispute, which […]
Direct pay, transferability guidance released for clean energy tax credits
The Internal Revenue Service released the rules for which credits and entities qualify for various transactions related to Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released much-awaited guidance on the rules and regulations of two important transactional provisions of the tax credits contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. Direct pay and […]
US energy storage market reports lowest installation quarter since 2021
Across all segments of the industry, the U.S. energy storage market added 2,145 MWh in the first quarter of 2023, a 28% decrease from Q4 2022. The grid-scale segment installed 1,553 MWh in Q1 2023, recording the second-straight quarterly decline and falling 33% below first quarter 2022 installations, according to a new report released today… […]
DOE announces $13.5 million investment in solar energy workforce
Twelve projects selected for training partnerships to expand solar energy workforce in underserved communities. As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selection of 12 projects in more than 13 states for negotiation to launch training partnerships that expand the solar energy workforce in underserved and underrepresented communities, […]
VIDEO: ‘I have another son, Ifeanyi’s brother’, Davido opens ups
Tribune Online VIDEO: ‘I have another son, Ifeanyi’s brother’, Davido opens ups Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he has a second son with his fourth baby mother, Larissa London. During a recent interview, the singer discussed his children, saying that his late son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, has a brother […]