The Northern Governors Forum says it will develop solar energy in the region, following its comparative advantage of sunlight. The forum unanimously resolved that 2000 megawatts of solar power would be harvested across its 19 States and the Federal Capital Territory, to harness its huge potential of power from solar. The chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, in a statement by his spokesperson on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, in Jos, said the resolutions were reached at a joint meeting with the Northern Traditional Rulers Council. In a communique at end of the meeting, Lalong said…
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of a grant of $2.5 million to the Mozambican government to develop renewable energy resources. The grant, from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), administered by the bank, will be used to implement the Mozambique Renewable Energy Integration Programme (MREP). “With the support of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, Mozambique’s capacity to integrate larger shares of variable renewables will increase its efforts to become a major regional electricity supplier,” said Dr. Daniel Schroth, Director of the African Development Bank’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency…
The Kano State Government, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, has unveiled plans to plant three million trees to address climate change and environmental degradation in the state. Speaking on Friday, June 28, 2024, Dr Dahiru Hashim, coordinator, ACReSAL project, emphasised the critical need to address climate change and environmental degradation in the region. The project coordinator explained that the programme would beautify the state and secure its environment. He said the initiative, tagged “Three Million Trees Planting (3MTP)”, driven by ACReSAL projects, aimed to address climate change, environmental degradation, and deforestation in the region. “Gov. Abba…
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday, July 3 to Friday, July 5, 2024, across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Tuesday, July 2, in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba and Adamawa states. “While afternoon/evening thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe, Bauchi and Gombe states. “Thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, Plateau, Benue and Niger states in the North Central in the morning. “Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts…
The Federal Government says it plans to install five million Solar Home System (SHS) and Mini-Grid across the country to provide electricity to unserved and underserved citizens. Mr Nebeolisa Anako, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, made this known in a statement by Mr Mathew Dan’asabe, Senior Information Officer, in the ministry in Abuja on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Anako was speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sokoto and Bauchi states on Electricity supply under the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Programme (NESP). Anako said that the SHS would also generate 250,000 jobs to impact over 25 million…
The Federal Government has approved the installation of two kilowatts of solar power at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Badagry, Lagos State, to improve power supply at the institute. Mrs Cecilia Gaya, Director-General of the college, disclosed this on Tuesday in Badagry. She said the Ministry of Power had communicated the approval of the project by President Muhammadu Buhari to the college, after a request was made by the institute. “The request is to provide the two kilowatts of solar alternative power to the college. “So, the officials of the ministry have come here to survey the college…
The Femadec Group, in partnership with the Federal Government, will on May 5, 2022, begin the deployment of compressed natural gas-powered mass transit buses in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Mr Fola Akinnola, the Chief Executive Officer, Femadec Group, confirmed the development in an interview on Wednesday, April 27, in Lagos. Akinnola said the move was part of the actualisation of the Federal Government’s autogas policy which was launched in December 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the mass transit scheme, which will be operated by Femadec Express, a division of the company, is starting with 20 buses manufactured…
The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to partner with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on renewable energy and cutting-edge technology to boost electricity supply in the country. Mr Odutayo, Oluseyi, the Assistant Director of Press, Ministry of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Oluseyi said that the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said this when he received a delegation from SamPro Group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). He said that the visit, which was led by Dr Kassim Gidado from the Group, was in furtherance of an earlier…
Oando Clean Energy says it will be partnering with the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation to roll out 3000 electric buses by 2030. The Executive Vice President Oando Clean Energy, Mr Ademola Odunbanjo, disclosed this at the ongoing ninth edition of the Lagos Climate Change Summit on Wednesday, August 4, 2022, in Lagos. The two-day event is titled: “Integrating Climate Actions in Lagos State Development: Investment Opportunities and Trade-offs.” Odunbanjo spoke on the topic: De-carbonising Industries/Mobility via Innovative Clean Energy. He said that Oando would be experimenting on different energy mix to come out with an affordable green energy for…
The Federal Government on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, said plans were underway to build a 2.5 Megawatts (MW) hybrid solar power plant in the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. This information is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Iyali Peter, Special Adviser, Media to the Minister of State Power. Peter quoted the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, as saying this at the 40th National Solar Energy Forum (NACEF 2022) held in Kaduna. The two days forum was organised by the Solar Energy Society of Nigeria (SESN) in collaboration with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and National…