The European Union (EU) has launched a 30 million Euro sustainable energy investment fund for off-grid solution development in the country. The fund, Electrification Financing Initiative, (ElectriFI,) would be granted to Renewable Energy (RE) under some criteria such as the viability of ideas with the ultimate aim of growing strategic movements to close the energy gap. Head... Read More
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Mr Ketil Karsen, Head of European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), on Wednesday, launched a 30 million Euro sustainable energy investment fund for off-grid and captive power projects in Nigeria. Karsen launched the fund at the 4th Edition of the Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF) in Lagos, tagged:... Read More
Punch Nigeria: ’Femi Asu The Nigeria Energy Forum has said its forthcoming conference will focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 7 and on how to facilitate investments in sustainable electrification, grid modernization, and digital energy technologies. The Chairman, NEF, Dr. Oluwole Adeuyi, said in a statement that the forum would address key themes pertinent... Read More
EU Set To Launch €30m Energy Investment Fund In Nigeria
The European Union (EU) says it will launch a 30 million Euro sustainable energy investment fund in Nigeria. Adekunle Makinde, a former National Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) and co-Chairman of the forum, made this known on Thursday in Lagos. Malinda said in a statement that the launch was part of... Read More
The European Union (EU) says it will launch a 30 million Euro sustainable energy investment fund in Nigeria. Mr Adekunle Makinde, a former National Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) and co-Chairman of the forum, made this known on Thursday in Lagos. Malinda said in a statement that the launch was part of the... Read More
June 28, 2018 Nigeria has one of the largest populations and economies in Africa, yet according to a recent article in The Guardian, the World Bank estimates that 90-million people (50% of the population), in Nigeria do not have access to an electricity supply. This is problematic for a variety of reasons, but mostly because the... Read More
SOME stakeholders in the power sector have expressed concern over the slow progress in the energy sector.
They urged the Federal Government to adopt renewable energy to accelerate development in the sector.
Mr Adekunle Makinde, a former Chairman of Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE), said this was the consensus of stakeholders at the just concluded 2018 Nigeria Energy Forum in Lagos.