IRENA has just published a complete and comprehensive annual book of renewable energy statistics. The 2016 Renewable Energy Statistics Yearbook shows data sets on renewable power-generation capacity for 2006-2015, renewable power generation for 2006-2014 and renewable energy balances for 100 countries and areas for 2013 and 2014. Further, it features...
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Invite to USAID CEADIR Series on July 14, Climate Change Financial Risks to Infrastructure Investments
You are invited to join the USAID CEADIR project for the next discussion in its Navigating the Climate Economy series. The next discussion, Climate Change Financial Risks to Infrastructure Investments, will be held on July 14, 2016 at Crown Agents USA in Washington, DC. A simultaneous live streaming webinar will...
Buhari welcomes foreign support to diversify economy
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration would continue to welcome support and investments from the international community in the agricultural and solid minerals sectors as Nigeria moves to reduce dependence on crude oil. In a farewell audience with the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Sweden to Nigeria,...
West Africa Solar takes first steps forward
The second Solar and Off-Grid Renewables West Africa event in Ghana in April heard mixed views on the progress of solar in the region. But with the first projects reaching completion and others moving forward, brighter times seem to be around the corner. Tom Kenning reports. Despite the commissioning of...
Nigeria Mambilla hydropower project back on the cards, says minister
In Nigeria, the minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has stated that the Mambilla hydropower project would be commencing construction soon. According to local media, the Guardian, Fashola was speaking on the sidelines of an energy conference held in Lagos stating that government is already finalising the procurement...
Off-grid Renewables: Energy Access and Market Opportunity
6 July 2016 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time | 2:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time Check your local time Register now Get more information The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), is hosting a no-cost webinar on off-grid renewables....