Nigeria’s transmission grid can handle far more electricity than it has ever received, the TCN chief executive told lawmakers in Lagos this week.
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Nigeria has 53 large-scale solar projects worth $11 billion currently underway as the country targets 209,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2050.
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Namibia’s Opposition Demands Answers Over a N$612 Million Solar Deal Linked to President’s Sons
Namibia’s main opposition leader is demanding transparency over a N$612 million solar project linked to President Nandi-Ndaitwah’s sons and a family-owned farm.
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Rwanda and Russia have signed a nuclear energy cooperation roadmap, with Rosatom set to build a Nuclear Science and Technology Centre in Kigali.
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KEY POINTS The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has announced Friday, June 12, 2026, as the deadline for submission of technical and commercial bids by prequalified applicants participating in …
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KEY POINTS The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, Mele Kyari, over his …
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KEY POINTS The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has announced a temporary power outage affecting parts of the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State following a technical fault on a …
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Uganda’s parliament is voting on a Shs734 billion loan from UK Export Finance and Citibank to expand solar irrigation to more farming communities nationwide.
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Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Energies Plants Trees Along Nigeria’s Agbada Gas Corridor in Rivers State
Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Energies has launched a tree-planting initiative along its Agbada gas corridor in Rivers State as part of its sustainability agenda.
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KEY POINTS The Government of The Gambia has signed a major offshore petroleum exploration agreement with global energy company Eni, marking a significant step in its ambition to develop the …