The successful completion of the Azura Edo 450MW gas-fired power project in 2016 was hailed at the time as setting the blueprint for future independent power projects in Nigeria but, five years on, no new independent projects have come to fruition
Energy
Azelio to supply energy storage units to Wee Bee Ltd
Azelio has won an order worth US$1.2mn for eight units with 1.3 MWh clean electricity supply of its long duration energy storage, TES.POD, from South African-based farming company Wee Bee Ltd
Doosan Portable Power unveils small generator models
Doosan Portable Power has introduced a range of small generator models for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) market, alongside the LVL portable light tower the company recently launched for the same market
Green energy pioneer Jeremiah Thoronka wins $100,000 Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021
Jeremiah Thoronka, a student from Sierra Leone who invented a device that uses kinetic energy from traffic and pedestrians to generate clean power, has been named the winner of the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021
AfDB welcomes US$136mn in donor support for Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has welcomed US$136mn in additional donor commitments for the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)