The African Union bloc climate agenda for and beyond COP28: Achieving aims and reaching goals in partnership.
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The West African Power Pool: Bringing the intentions to reality.
◾The West African Power Pool (WAPP) was established to harness available energy resources in the region to benefit all of its member countries to deliver sustainable and competitive electricity. WAPP set a lofty target of interconnecting all member countries’ power systems into a unified regional electricity market by 2025 through the development of generating and …
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Africa in the Global Hydrogen Economy: Thought Collections.
Though collections on Africa in the Global Hydrogen Economy. Hydrogen is on the road to be the energy carrier of the future. If it is produced from renewable power sources, it is climate-friendly and frequently called “green hydrogen”. Africa’s size and abundance of renewable energy and mineral resources make it ideal for green hydrogen production. …
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Just Energy Transitions and Partnerships In Africa: A Nigeria Case Study
Just Energy Transitions and Partnerships In Africa: A Nigeria Case Study. Nigeria is a country rich in energy resources, including coal, biomass, crude oil and natural gas. The country also has abundant natural resources that favour it in being a major renewable energy producer. However, Nigeria must now look at diversifying its energy business to …
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Prospects and Practice of Cross-border Electricity Pooling and Trading in West Africa
Cross-border electricity pooling and trading is increasingly modelled as a solution for overcoming the challenges of insufficiencies and inefficiencies in the electricity sector of many developing countries. Regional electricity pooling and trading can help lower energy costs, reduce power swings and shocks, alleviate shortages, speed up decarbonization, and create incentives for market expansion and integration. …
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Africa’s place in the emerging hydrogen economy
Africa’s place in the emerging hydrogen economy. Hydrogen, as an energy carrier, is not new in Africa and around the world. It has a long history of uses, particularly in the metal, chemical and fertilizer industries. However, as the global pursuit of carbon-neutrality targets intensifies, the production of ‘clean’ hydrogen, has emerged as a key …
Status of Renewable Energy Pursuit in Africa
Africa is rich in all forms of renewable energy, all of which includes solar, wind, geothermal, and hydropower. This puts the continent in an advantaged position in using clean energy technologies, in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security, and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity across the entire region. Africa has a priority …
Gas Flaring in Nigeria: What can be done to curb it?
Gas flaring in Nigeria, the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction, has been a prevalent practice. Natural gas brought to the surface, especially where there is no infrastructure to put this “associated gas” to productive use is burnt for disposal thus making it a wasteful and generally polluting practice. An economy that promotes …
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Utilizing Existing Oil and Gas Infrastructure for Energy Transition in Africa
Together with Chidozie Akakuru and Chigozie Nweke-Eze Renewable energy investments are skyrocketing globally. However, Africa is still making huge investments in oil and gas infrastructure to drive her industrialization. In the lead up to Net Zero, what is the continent’s climate resilience and energy transition strategy? At the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference of the …
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Africa has what it takes to supply green hydrogen to Germany – but what must be considered?
As the global pursuits for green hydrogen advances, several countries have begun to position themselves for its demand or supply. Germany has expressed that it is willing import up to 50% of its green hydrogen needs from more competitive sources, while countries in Africa are preparing to meet this demand among others. Germany needs green …
ADVANCES OF CADMIUM TELLURIDE (CDTE) THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Office supports innovative research focused on overcoming the current technological and commercial barriers for cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. Below are a list of current projects, summary of the benefits, and discussion on the production and manufacturing techniques used for this solar technology CdTe solar cells are the second …
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MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE FOR STANDALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
What are the maintenance procedure for standalone photovoltaic system. Equipment that is exposed to the environment for years will occasionally require maintenance as a result of corrosion and other factors such as wear and tear. Introduction Equipment that is exposed to the environment for years will occasionally require maintenance as a result of corrosion and …
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Africa has what it takes to supply green hydrogen to Germany – but what must be considered?
As the global pursuits for green hydrogen advances, several countries have begun to position themselves for its demand or supply. Germany has expressed that it is willing import up to 50% of its green hydrogen needs from more competitive sources, while countries in Africa are preparing to meet this demand among others. Germany needs green …
Green hydrogen offers a window to redefine the Africa-Australia and Africa-Australia-Europe partnerships
Conflict in Europe has fast-forwarded a global race for green hydrogen. Australia was already well-placed, having already begun pursuit of large-scale green hydrogen development projects domestically and overseas. Africa’s hydrogen potential Africa, like Australia, has abundant and relatively cheap resources in renewable energy, coupled with on average low population density and large-scale availability of non-arable land. …
WHAT COULD INFRACO DO FOR NIGERIAN ENERGY SECTOR?
In 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the establishment of the Infrastructure Development Company (InfraCo) by the Central Bank as a body dedicated wholly to improving the nation’s infrastructure. What could InfraCo do for Nigerian energy sector? What Is InfraCo And How Is It Structured? In 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the …
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THE SIEMENS-NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION ROADMAP PARTNERSHIP: AFTER TWO YEARS, WHERE DOES IT STAND?
Upon its inception, the Siemens-Nigeria Electrification Roadmap Partnership was heralded as a landmark intervention in the Nigerian Energy Sector. After 2 years, where does it stand? Although Nigeria has been producing commercial quantities of electricity for over a century, the country’s electricity infrastructure development has been slow and inadequate, with a power supply chain that …
WHAT WILL COST- AND SERVICE-REFLECTIVE TARIFFS MEAN FOR THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR?
In March 2020, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued an order to transition from demand-based to cost-reflective and service-reflective tariffs. What will Cost- And Service-Reflective Tariffs mean for the Nigerian Electricity Sector? Tariff reform is often listed as a high-priority issue in Nigeria. In March 2020, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued an order to …
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF MINI GRID PROJECTS
There are certain factors to consider to make Mini-Grid Projects viable and sustainable in African countries. These factors can be viewed from the perspectives of preconstruction and post-construction activities in this article, using Nigeria as a case. Generally, sustainability in projects entails an approach that balances the environmental, social, economic aspects of the project whilst working …
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STEP BY STEP REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF MINI-GRIDS IN NIGERIA
Before applying for a Permit or the approval of a Tripartite Contract for mini-grids in Nigeria, it is important to consider several regulatory factors. This article briefly outlines them. Introduction Before applying for a Permit or the approval of a Tripartite Contract for a mini grid project, it is important to consider if the main/national …
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The fate of Nigeria’s gas and its potential in the electricity sector in the face of drives for clean energy transition.
Nigeria’s gas The current global drive towards a cleaner energy transition in an effort to combat climate change, has led to abrupt withdrawal of financial and technical supports for fossil fuel projects, including natural gas. What is the implication for countries like Nigeria? Introduction The current global drive towards a cleaner energy transition in an …
The Nigerian Electrification Project – An example of a successful rural electrification design?
To achieve universal access to electricity by 2030, Nigeria will need to connect between 500,000 to 800,000 households per year, especially focused on the rural areas. What has the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) done so far and can it be a model for other African countries? Nigeria has one of the lowest net electricity …
