Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals, has said the country is planning to set up the Nigerian Solid Minerals Corporation, a state-backed company to help attract investments into the extraction of gold, coal, iron-ore, bitumen, lead, limestone and baryte. According to the Minister, the proposed corporation will seek and secure partnership investment agreements with […]Read More
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has made available six ways Nigerians can reduce their electricity bill. The tips were shared by the Commission through its official Twitter handle on Thursday, July 27, 2023. These tips are helpful for both metered and non-metered customers, so they do not have to pay so much for electricity […]Read More
Algeria has allocated 260 billion dinars ($1.93 billion) to cut energy consumption by 10 percent by 2030, a senior official said on Sunday, according to the state news agency. Marouane Chaaban, head of the Algerian National Agency for the Promotion and Rationalisation of Energy, said the money will be used to implement a 2023-2030 plan […]Read More
Sterling Bank Plc’s corporate headquarters, which is powered by Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) energy technology as its primary source of energy, is set to go completely off-grid in the second quarter of the year. Olabanjo Alimi, group head of transport and renewable energy at Sterling Bank, told EnergyPlanets in an exclusive interview that the building […]Read More
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) and the Government of Anambra State entered a strategic partnership aimed at delivering the energy requirements in the state, for reliable, universal electricity access. To seal this collaboration, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, presided over the memorandum of understanding signing ceremony which was held […]Read More