More than 500,000 people will have access to approximately 76.5MW of increased installed power of which 68MW will be solar generated. (Image source: Barrie Taylor/Pixabay)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Nigeria have launched the National Electrification Project (NEP) to address critical energy access deficits by channelling private sector investments into mini-grid and off-grid solutions

There is a need to bridge the huge gap in Nigeria’s power supply and demand. (Image source: Frank Wittkowski/Pixabay)

Yemi Osinbajo, vice-president of Nigeria, has been appointed as the chairperson for the power sector reform coordination working group

The technology will be beneficial to customers in oil and gas, telecommunications and FMCG industries who require reliable and safe power supply. (Image source: Nicole Köhler/Pixabay)

Nigeria’s leading engineering and manufacturing company Tranos has partnered with Siemens for the manufacturing of metal-enclosed switchgear in Nigeria

The contract aims to increase installed capacity at the Turbigo site, which is all natural gas fed, from the current 850MW to around 1,280MW. (Image source: Iren)

Iren Energia SpA, subsidiary of Iren SpA, has signed a deal with Ansaldo Energia for the combined gas cycle realisation, with an investment of approximately US$200.83mn

Abdou Poulho Sow, sales director, West and Central Africa, Altaaqa Global Energy Services. (Image credit: Altaaqa Global Energy Services)

Abdou Poulho Sow, sales director, West and Central Africa, Altaaqa Global Energy Services talks to African Review about the merits of using the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model for short- and medium-term power projects