With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 90% of total power expansion globally in 2024. Â Â Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows a massive increase in renewable power capacity during 2024, reaching 4 448 gigawatts (GW). The 585 GW addition last year indicates a 92.5% […]Read More
Rising energy costs are a problem in the U.S. Ending Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and ramping up fossil fuels would make it even worse. Wind turbines and solar panels on March 6, 2024, near Palm Springs, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) The Trump administration insists that renewables are making energy more expensive and that more fossil-fueled power […]Read More
Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has called on Maritime stakeholders across Africa to leverage the continent’s renewable energy potential to become a global leader in green shipping. The Minister made the remark at the maiden Africa Strategic Summit on Shipping Decarbonization, held on Monday at the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. […]Read More
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the International Solar Alliance (ISA), and Africa50 have launched a $500 million fund to develop and finance distributed renewable energy (DRE) projects in Nigeria. The partners revealed in a statement seen by EnergyPlanets that the NSIA, SEforALL and Africa50 signed the Fund’s Heads of […]Read More
The Africa Energy Bank (AEB) to be hosted in Nigeria is expected to take off officially by the first quarter of this year, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) said Tuesday. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri made this known while giving a keynote address at the ninth edition of the Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition […]Read More
The Nigerian government has indicated that electricity tariffs may need to increase by over 65% for some consumers to align with the actual cost of power production. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, told Bloomberg that power tariffs in Nigeria must rise by approximately two-thirds for many users to reflect the […]Read More
SustyVibes, a youth-led organisation making sustainability actionable and relatable for young Africans, has launched the Naija CookWise campaign to promote the adoption of cleaner cooking fuels among one million women and youth in Nigeria. The campaign, supported by the Urban Movement Innovation Fund, aims to raise awareness of the dangers of traditional cooking methods, highlight […]Read More
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the approval of a $1.1 billion fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide electricity to 5 million Nigerians by the end of 2026. In addition, Tinubu highlighted the AfDB’s $200 million Nigeria Electrification Project. This aims to provide electricity to 500,000 people by the end of 2025. Bayo […]Read More
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has confirmed that four state governments—Enugu, Ekiti, Ondo, and Imo—are now set to assume control of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution within their respective states. This follows the ongoing transfer of regulatory authority from NERC to state-level regulators. In an announcement shared on the social media platform X, NERC […]Read More
Coal continues to dominate South Africa’s energy portfolio, at over 80% of the country’s power generation mix JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP) have been introduced in recent years to provide financial support to developing nations as they transition away from fossil fuels. In 2021, during the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of […]Read More
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