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The federal government will today (Tuesday) inaugurate the largest off-grid solar hybrid power plant in Africa at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), under the Energising Education Programme (EEP). As a result, 55,815 students and 3,077 staff now have…
The Koula Kanou association recently planted about a hundred trees throughout the commune of Koula. One of the many reforestation initiatives carried out in a country in the midst of desertification. Due to its fragile ecosystem, the country loses…
The Government of Rwanda and World Bank have today signed a $125m (approximately Rwf112 billion) credit agreement that will cater for the expansion of electricity services in the country. The new Rwanda Energy Development Policy Operation (DPO) is…
Already active through subsidiary Fenix International and start-up Engie PowerCorner, the French energy giant is expanding further by acquiring Mobisol, an off-grid systems specialist with operations in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. French energy…
The governments of Japan and Egypt have signed a joint development agreement for the construction of two photovoltaic solar power plants in Sesheke and Mongu cities in Zambia, with 50MW capacities for each plant. The two plants are set to be…
French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total has to date launched 1,000 service stations powered by solar energy, with the latest one opened in Marrakesh, Morocco. The system has 134 square metres of photovoltaic panels to produce…
Yssif Bara, a Burkinabe electronics engineer, has recently set up a prototype of traffic lights that operate using solar energy. It did not take long for the government to express its interest in this innovation, which is not only ecological, but…
The Mozambican government recently issued a call for tenders for the connection of 260,000 households to the national electricity grid. The project was launched in a context marked by the development of renewable energies in Mozambique. It’s news…
The government is to begin a three-month consultation process with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), gas producers (GPs) and other players in the energy sector over ‘take or pay’ contracts and excess power supply. The initial consultation, serve…