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EU Offers $3.4mn Solar Grid facility for 76 000 beneficiaries in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2023 0

The European Union(EU) has given approval for a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for Okra Solar to use solar mesh-grids to target 76,000 energy access beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Okra Solar will provide access to electricity through

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Large Scale installation of residential solar systems-Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to tackle Nigeria’s poor power issue by installation a large scale of residential solar systems. This is according to a communiqué from the presidency. In its statement on Thursday, the presidency noted that President Buhari plans to have large scale installation of residential solar systems, utilizing mainly local materials.

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China tests world’s first solar expressway

Ihesiulo Grace 29 December 2017 0

China on Thursday opened a 1-km section of the world’s first solar expressway for testing. Solar panels are laid beneath part of a ring road surrounding Jinan, capital city of Shandong Province in east China. The road surface is made of a transparent, weight-bearing material that allows sunlight to penetrate. The panels, covering 5,875 square […]

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Excitement as solar-powered tricycles hit Nigerian market

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

A Nigerian company, Oldang International Limited, on Sunday, launched the sales of solar-powered tricycles to enhance public transportation in the country. The company’s Chief Executive, Mr. Olubunmi Oluwadare, said at the launch in Lagos that the solar- powered, fuel-less tricycle popularly called “keke,” would gradually phase out petrol engine tricycles across the

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Sokoto, German firm partner on solar power project

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

The Sokoto state government said it is connecting a number of rural households with solar power to deepen energy usage and enhance rural electrification in the state. Already, a pilot scheme has started in Kurdula, a rural settlement of Balle town in Gudu local government area of the state. Speaking to reporters in Sokoto on […]

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Invest in solar energy, Fashola urges Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2017 0

Simon Ugwu The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has urged Nigerians to invest in solar energy to reduce pressure on national grid. Fashola gave the advice in Lagos at a book launch titled: “Solar Electricity Generation for off-grid communities in Nigeria.” The book was authored by Managing Director, Eko Electricity […]

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Power: Kwara to deploy solar energy

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

Kwara state government is to deploy solar energy systems to villages, small scale businesses and key government establishments to boost electricity supply and enhance economy activities in the state. The State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed who disclosed this when he received the National President, Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria, Otunba Dele