The Nigerian Export Promotion Council’s (NEPC) 3rd Annual Conference emphasized Nigeria’s drive to harness non-oil export potential as a cornerstone for national economic growth. Themed “Promoting Non-Oil Export for Rapid National Economic Growth,” the event gathered policymakers and industry leaders in Abuja to strategize on positioning Nigeria in the global trade arena. At the conference, […]
KenGen: Powering Kenya’s Green Energy Future
As Kenya’s largest electricity producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) is driving the nation’s green energy revolution with a focus on sustainable development. By tapping into diverse renewable and clean energy sources—including geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, and thermal—KenGen is not only powering Kenya’s homes and industries but is also setting a benchmark for renewable energy […]
Empowering Nigeria’s Deprived Regions: Renewable Energy as the Key to Economic Transformation
The dinner session at the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NESG), held in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, focused on the urgent need for renewable energy solutions to transform deprived communities in Nigeria. The session themed “Catalyzing Economic Transformation by Scaling Renewable Energy Solutions in Deprived Climes,” highlighted practical solutions to […]
Collaboration, Innovation key to Africa’s Clean Energy Transition
WHILE Africa possesses significant renewable energy potential, there is need for more action from the continent’s leaders and partners to harness clean power for development, growth and resilience, a renewable energy expert has said. Addressing delegates at the Investment Forum for the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA), in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, Renewable […]
Africa’s renewable energy future: inaugural Apra forum unlocks investment
In an ambitious effort to unlock funding and accelerate renewable energy development across the continent, the first-ever Investment Forum for Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (Apra) held in Nairobi, Kenya, and convened yesterday. This landmark forum aims to bolster the continent’s contribution to global green energy investment as it receives less than 2% of […]
Realizing the need for transformed Renewables in Africa.
The APRA Investment Forum (IF) for renewable energy being held in Nairobi, Kenya from 14 to 16th, 2024, saw the teaming together of stakeholders drawn across the African continent and its neighbors in the discussion aimed at accelerating progress towards energy renewables. Under the secretariat of IRENA, The forum came about the world’s pressing need […]
Nigerian Vice President Calls for Investment Shift from Oil to Agriculture and Renewable Energy
At the inaugural Existing Foreign Directors Roundtable in Abuja, Vice President Kashim Shettima called for a significant transition from oil dependency to other critical sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and renewable energy, emphasizing their alignment with Nigeria’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). Addressing a gathering of government officials, industry leaders, and foreign investors, Shettima […]
IEA 9TH ANNUAL GLOBAL CONFERENCE IN NAIROBI: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The IEA 9th Annual Global conference on Energy Efficiency, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 21 and 22, 2024, was aimed at accelerating progress towards doubling energy efficiency progress, which is a critical goal for COP28 In charting a 1.5 degree pathway for the world’s energy transition, the IEA had estimated that to meet the […]
TotalEnergies Commits $400 Million to Bring Clean Cooking to 100 Million People in Africa and India by 2030
At the Clean Cooking Summit organized by the International Energy Agency (IEA), TotalEnergies announced its ambition of giving 100 million people in Africa and India access to clean cooking by 2030. TotalEnergies will therefore invest more than $400 million in the development of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. In addition, to make clean cooking […]
International Energy Agency Historic Summit Sparks $2.2 Billion Commitment to Achieve Clean Cooking Access in Africa
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in partnership with the Clean Cooking Alliance, hosted the first ever global summit on “Clean Cooking in Africa,” convening close to 60 countries as well as companies and development institutions at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Co-chaired by the president of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan; the prime […]