Power deficit is one of the major infrastructure challenges confronting Nigeria. Many businesses, especially small and medium enterprises, with minimal capital outlay and which rely heavily on public power mains are taking the brunt of this shortfall. A report released […]
Day: 9 July 2021
Green Climate Fund Approves $171m for Renewable Energy Projects in Nigeria, Others
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Wednesday announced that it has approved $170.9 million (N70.69 billion) in co-financing for the African Development Bank’s Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) programme in Africa. A statement by Olufemi Terry of the AfDB’s […]
FG Grants License To First Indigenous Hydro-Power Generating Firm
The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted water use license to Messrs Mabon Limited, the first indigenous hydro-power generating company, through the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC) The Permanent Secretary, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, in her keynote address at […]
ERA/FoEN Rejects PIB, Seeks Development of Renewable Energy
The Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action, Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo The Environmental Rights Action Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has rejected the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), as passed by the National Assembly and canvassed immediate harmonisation and produce […]
