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143NewsREA 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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82NewsPlateau 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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242Interviews“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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106NewsSolar, 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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104NewsSolar 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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69NewsMambilla 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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69EditorialWhy 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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125NewsPlateau 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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140EditorialThe 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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91NewsOil 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...
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318NewsNERC grants juicy recompense package to investors in mini grid
For an electricity distribution company (Disco) to take over investments in a mini grid electricity system within its network, it would have...
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224NewsNERC’s new mini grid law yields two new RE projects – Fashola
A new mini grid regulation recently passed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to promote investments in the country’s distributed energy...
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62NewsSelective energy subsidy, an unfair economic policy – REAN
The Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) has described Nigeria’s continued subsidy of fossil fuel energy as an unfair economic policy, thus...
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164NewsThere’s no competition in Nigeria’s RE market – REAN president
Stiff competition to gain and retain market shares in Nigeria’s budding renewable energy industry do not exist at the moment, and as...
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90NewsNigeria moves closer to enforcing bioclimatic building practices
Nigeria has taken a bold step to ensure new buildings across its length and breadth would be bioclimatic-compliant, with the launch of...
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160NewsAfDB investing heavily in power because Africa cannot develop in the dark – Adesina
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said the continent would need a lot of electricity to develop...
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104EditorialNigeria’s multinationals should take ownership of her RE goals
Nigeria can encourage her big influential businesses to help her achieve her climate change and renewable energy targets just the way RE100...
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132NewsNigeria’s rural electrification fund to come on stream by year end – REA
Before the year runs out, a multimillion naira Rural Electrification Fund (REF) set up to support investments in rural electrification across Nigeria...
