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493NewsREA in talks with global experts to reduce mini grid costs in Nigeria by 60%
Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has engaged global experts in mini grid power finances and development to see how the cost of...
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547NewsREA steps up transparency, looks to hire trust fund manager for REF
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has announced its decision to appoint a trust fund manager to manage and account for the Rural...
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1.1KNewsNigeria readies three solar mini-grid plants for concessioning
Nigeria could in a matter of days concession three solar photovoltaic mini-grids built in Kaduna and Abuja to private operators to operate...
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696NewsSolar-based irrigation, mini-grids, others….part of Jigawa’s wish-list to REA
Jigawa State has submitted a wish-list of renewable energy projects it would most likely use the support of the Rural Electrification Agency...
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758NewsEurope throws fresh €33m funding package into Nigeria’s RE market
The European Union (EU) and government of Germany have rolled over their financial commitments in developing Nigeria’s renewable energy market for a...
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622RE internationalCourt rules German cities can now ban diesel vehicles to cut down pollution
Germany’s top administrative court has ruled that cities now have the right to ban diesel motors across their domains in an effort...
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579NewsPower for All, others team up to improve energy access for 20 million Africans
To ensure that 20 million Africans including Nigerians who do not have access to modern, clean and affordable electricity are provided with...
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1.0KNewsShell’s All On, others sign deal to give more electricity to N’Delta homes
Nigerian off-grid energy investment company, All On, on Friday announced that it has reached financial close with three firms to quicken access...
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849NewsNigeria worried imported generators cutting short profits for power market
Nigeria’s federal government is worried the amount of diesel and petrol generating sets that are imported into the country and used as...
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927NewsREA launches initiative to end power outages in 4 major Nigerian markets
*Kano’s Sabon Gari gets 500 of its shops electrified with solar in first phase The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) – an agency...
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862FeaturesRenewable energy as a cord that binds the SDGs
Sustainable development is an approach to development that takes the limited resources of the earth into consideration and hereby respects the planetary...
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2.9K1RE-talkWomen Poised to Lead Nigeria’s Clean Energy Revolution
By Teina Teibowei and Ifeoma Malo Recognition of energy access impact on women is growing, and nowhere is this shift more evident...
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1.5K1NewsWhy Nigeria’s 14 utility-scale solar IPPs have not progressed – Fashola
*Blames investors for making demands that eroded govt’s initial drive The 14 utility-scale solar power projects Nigeria procured in 2016 to add...
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633NewsAfDB wants to provide electricity to 29.3m Africans by 2020
Between 2018 and 2020, 29.3 million people in Africa will get electricity from renewable energy projects financed by the African Development Bank...
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549News
Procurement criterion slashes budget for 9 clean energy projects in Nigerian varsities
*Drives down cost from N41bn to N38bn. GE shut out, Nigerian RE firms missing Nigeria’s public procurement agency – the Bureau of...
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1.5KNewsNigeria’s power training institute becomes ECOWAS’ solar PV certification hub
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREE) has picked the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), to be...
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1.6KNewsNigeria gives another six months extension to PPAs of 14 utility solar projects
*Reportedly holding out for lower tariff, as two projects cut tariff to 7.5c/kWh For the second time since 2016, Nigeria has extended...
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980FeaturesHow Nigeria’s mini grid power market could become darling of global investors
The tides of global investment and considerations are positively turning to Nigeria’s mini grid electricity market, writes OGN. When the conference doors...
