Presidential panel partners body for better energy supply
The National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (NAC-AfCFTA) has announced a partnership with PUTTRU, Africa’s leading digital platform, for facilitation of investments in energy companies on the continent. The partnership, which is in furtherance of the panel’s efforts to deliver on its assignment, was disclosed by its secretary, Olusegun Awolowo. Awolowo, […]
Ozekhome, Sani, Onwubiko suggest solutions to Nigeria’s problem
From Okwe Obi, Abuja A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, Senator Shehu Sani and National Coordinator of the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Emmanuel Onwubiko, have proffered solutions to the myriad of setbacks bedeviling the country. They spoke at the 2023 Human Rights Lecture organised by HURIWA yesterday in Abuja. […]
DSD Renewables powers New York community with solar project on former landfill
DSD Renewables has completed construction on a 4.3-MW community solar installation for the town of Bethel, New York, near the location of the historic Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. The project has been fully operational since July 2023 and will supply the local community with an estimated 5.1 GWh of clean energy annually, equivalent to… […]
EDF Renewables signs 20-year PPA for solar and storage project with El Paso Electric
The Milagro Solar+Storage project is projected to create about 200 jobs during the peak of its construction phase and will generate an estimated $7.9 million in tax revenue during the facility’s operating lifetime. EDF Renewables, a clean energy infrastructure developer and subsidiary of Electricite de France SA, announced the start of a 20-year power purchase […]
Storm readiness: Shifting from generators to energy storage systems
Fossil fuel-powered generators are strapped with emission concerns, maintence needs, and potential personal risk, whereas a battery-based energy storage system is safe, efficient and has a very low operating cost. We are living in an era of extreme weather, and there is no end in sight. In July 2023 alone, there were devastating wildfires in […]
Akwa Ibom: Groups allege political sponsorship of traditional stool crisis
As the faceoff around the highest traditional stool in Akwa Ibom State rages, Akwa Ibom United Front and the Peace Advocacy Initiative have alleged that the monarchy crisis in the state is politically motivated. They vowed to name the politicians stoking the fire and embers of disunity among the royal fathers in the state. Recall […]
Sunrise brief: U.S. energy storage sets Q2 high water mark
Also on the rise: Not all ‘lithium-ion’ batteries are dangerous. Solar industry should focus on virtual power plants, says DOE’s Jigar Shah. And more. Not all ‘lithium-ion’ batteries are dangerous As the energy storage trend unfolds, stories litter the media landscape about lithium-ion batteries catching fire, and even exploding. It’s a valid concern, and the […]
Ghana envoy says natural gas solution to Nigeria’s energy security
Advocates more investment in infrastructure to achieve uninterrupted power supply Natural gas solution to Nigeria’s electricity woes – Ghanian minister Says Nigeria need investment in infrastructure to achieve energy security By Bianca Iboma-Emefu Deputy Minister of Ghana Hon Andrew Mercer has recommended natural gas as a solution to Nigeria’s quest for energy security. While Natural gas […]
FG, IFAD distribute Agro inputs to 83 Nasarawa farmer groups
To ensure food security and cushion the effect of flooding currently ravaging many states in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, has distributed farming inputs to 83 farmer groups in Nasarawa State. Speaking at the distribution exercise in Lafia, the state capital, on Tuesday, the […]
African coups: West only interested in resource control — Experts
Tribune Online African coups: West only interested in resource control — Experts A group of eminent experts has come down very hard on France and the rest of the West concerning the implicit roles been played in the wave of recent coups in some of African countries, just as these foremost experts have concluded that […]