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246RE internationalSolar breaks own record with Saudi’s latest bid price of 1.79 cents/kWh
Prices for new solar power projects are falling so fast that the cheapest prices from 2016 have become the ceiling price for...
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303NewsEnvironmental council wants Nigeria to end export of charcoal
The National Council on Environment, a high profile platform of policy makers and implementation agencies on environmental issues in the federal, state...
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173NewsElectricity-frustrated Nigeria asks IMF, others to back her RE emergence
Frustrated by the level of energy poverty amongst her citizens, Nigeria has turned to the World Bank Group and the International Monetary...
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344NewsUsing N240m, BoI electrifies 1,200 rural households with solar power
About 1,200 rural households and businesses across six states in Nigeria are now being served electricity from solar power systems the Bank...
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201NewsNigeria’s power reform fixated on on-grid electricity supplies – SEPAN
Nigeria’s electricity reform which officially started in 2005 with the enactment of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) is deeply fixated...
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845NewsNigeria includes solar panels, batteries, others in revised pioneer status law
Nigeria has included in the new pioneer status law it recently passed, tax rebates for manufacturers of solar panels, batteries, solar home...
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246News26 per cent of Nigeria’s electricity now from hydros – power minister
Nigeria now generates about 26 per cent of the electricity she uses every day from her three big hydro power plants in...
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619NewsNigeria revives PCOA negotiations with solar IPP investors
*Decision pushed by pressure from northern governors Nigeria would rekindle its negotiations on Put Call Option Agreement (PCOA) with 14 pioneer utility...
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356NewsREA pushes for communities ownership of power systems, enlists 99 co-ops
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) – an agency of the federal government tasked with connecting rural people to electricity supplies, has initiated...
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356NewsPlateau signs three new policies to progress use of renewables
*Wants REA to look its way in projects’ development The government of Plateau, the twelfth largest state in Nigeria, located circa in...
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4911Interviews“Young people, women should decide the future of Nigeria’s RE market”
CEO of PaySolar247™, Syndey Akinmoladun, is also the convener of the upcoming Solarex Conference in Lagos Nigeria. He spoke to OGN on...
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247NewsSolar, hydro still priorities in Nigeria’s energy mix – Buhari
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated his government’s commitment to expand the country’s electricity sources and make solar and hydro feature prominently...
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260NewsSolar gaining slow but steady footprint in Nigeria – Fashola
Solar power footprints in Nigeria has been slow but progressive, indicating its gradual and encouraging acceptance in the country, the minister of...
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205NewsMambilla hydro firms up Nigeria’s devotion to renewables, Paris pact – Fashola
Nigeria is moving on with the 3050 megawatts (MW) capacity Mambilla hydro power project expected to cost her $5.72 billion because it...
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252EditorialWhy we are here! #OGNat1
Exactly 365 days ago, we formally launched Offgrid Nigeria, after we came to terms that, “it is always better to light a...
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306NewsPlateau sets self up to contribute one-third of Nigeria’s 30% RE target
Plateau State, which is reportedly rich in renewable energy sources for electricity generation has said it will give about 10 out of...
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355EditorialThe nexus between renewable energy and energy efficiency
Solving Nigeria’s electricity conundrum requires out-of-the-box thinking, which is what the marriage of energy efficient policies and renewable energy offers. Globally, the...
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229NewsOil seeing its last days as an export commodity – Kachikwu
Nigeria’s oil minister, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said crude oil as a global export commodity was on the tail end of its...
