Renewable industry created 500,000 plus jobs in 2017 globally’
Abu Dhabi, May 8 (IANS) The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from the previous year, with India and China among the largest employers, an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report said on Tuesday. The total number of people employed in the sector, including […]
Off-grid solar power solutions will boost economy
Tellco Europe Nigeria chairman Prof Wale Omole yesterday said alternative sources of energy was needed to spur economic growth. He said power was a critical component of the nation’s infrastructure, adding that Nigeria can bridge the energy gap through renewable energy. “Renewable energy is an inextricable growing pathway of the future supply mix now disparagingly […]
Announcing @IISDRS Summary Report of the 4th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on #SustainableDevelopment #ARFSD2018 #HLPF17 #SDGs #ecosystems @ECA_OFFICIAL @IFADnews @FAOnews @UNEnvironment
The fourth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) convened in Dakar, Senegal on Thursday and Friday, 3-4 May 2018, with pre-event workshops meeting on Wednesday, 2 May 2018. The Forum was attended by over 300 representatives of governments, intergovernmental organizations, and Major Groups and other Stakeholders. Held in preparation for the 2018 High-level […]
AFRICA’S FIRST RENEWABLE ENERGY ACADEMY LAUNCHED IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Following the recent launch of Asteven Group’s energy academy, Nigeria has become the first country in sub Saharan Africa with an academy where green vendors, service providers, installers, technicians and dealers in renewable energy technologies can be trained into reputable professionals. As a green energy solution provider company, and as part of its commitment to tailor a […]
IPP’S ARE VITAL TO NIGERIA’S POWER SECTOR, BUT GENERATION IS ONLY A PART OF THE SOLUTION
Nigeria’s acute problems within its energy sector and the proposed solutions have generated numerous debates and elicited countless newspaper columns over the years; not to mention the huge amount of taxpayers’ money gone down the drain trying to revive it. However, in the midst of this darkness, there seems to be a ray of light […]
Value from waste: Stakeholder engagement on lead-acid battery waste management in Nigeria
Opportunities for making the trade safe and environmentally sound, while still keeping it profitable Like many waste streams in Nigeria, the ULAB waste stream has the potential to contribute to being a source of growth and employment. In the case of ULAB in particular, the value chain is well organised and can be capitalised upon. […]
MasterCard Foundation’s Fund for Rural Prosperity 2017 – Deadline August 10
MasterCard Foundation’s Fund for Rural Prosperity 2017 – Deadline August 10 The MasterCard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) is seeking applications for its 2017 Competition to support innovative financial products, services or processes from organizations that will design, pilot and test new ideas, as well as those that aim to expand proven ideas into […]
Nigeria Gear-Up Efforts to Access U.S.$500 Million Green Climate Fund
The Department of Climate Change (DCC), Federal Ministry of Environment, and the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) convened a two-day conference educating stakeholders on government’s intended areas of funding via the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Nigeria’s priority areas of project proposal funding include the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency and Coastal Resilience. The GCF provisioned under […]
Access to energy to be transformed throughout West Africa
Access to reliable and affordable energy in four West Africa countries will be transformed once a new 1303 km electricity inter connector, inaugurated on Sunday, June 4, 2017 on the sideline of the ECOWAS Heads of State Summit in Monrovia, is operational. The first cross-border energy supply between Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea […]
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited confirms to join ASEC2017 !
Great New Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited confirms to join ASEC2017 ! Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is a parastatal organization under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. The company generates,transmits,distributes and sells electricity to Tanzania Mainland and sells bulk power to the Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO) which in turn sells it to the public […]