ENVIRONMENT

Ardova Plc one of the leading downstream operators is partnering with PowerGen Renewable Energy to power its service stations and sales outlets nationwide with solar energy. As a result Ardova now joins PowerGen Renewable Energy to convert AP’s service stations from diesel generators to solar energy advancing country’s C&I off-grid solar segment with more than 10 MW; deploying power-as-a-service model ...

….to establish regional training centers….to become accredited center for clean cooking stoves certification Energy Stakeholders in Sub-saharan Africa have reiterated their insistence on the need to develop and reinforce local indigenous manpower in the renewable energy sector.This assertion was made at the presentation of the National Innovation Diploma (NID) degree certification by Asteven Energy Institute (AEI).It would be recalled that ...

The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, a group made up of members from the banking, insurance, and investment sectors with $11 trillion of assets under management, called on its members on Wednesday to align their oil and gas policies to a 1.5-degree Celsius pathway, which cannot be achieved if there are new upstream infrastructure investments in new oil and gas fields. ...

The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited on Monday inaugurated an Obstetrics & Gynaecology Ward at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos. The Business Intelligence (TBI Africa) reports that the project is part of Phase 1 projects in NLNG’s multi billion naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP) in the states of Lagos, Kano, Bayelsa and Cross River. Speaking at the ...

Africa could be a key supplier of green hydrogen to Europe, which is currently looking to diversify its energy mix following the reduction of Russian natural gas supplies, Rystad Energy,has said. Over 52 green hydrogen projects have been announced in Africa, with production set to reach 7.2 million tonnes by the end of 2035, the Norway-based consultancy said in a ...

Philippine provincial governor said on Monday, March 13, 2023, that the oil spill from a motor tanker that sank a few weeks ago has affected almost 100,000 people in a Philippine province. The governor said the residents have been affected by the loss of livelihood, health risks, and other impacts as a result of the oil spill. The spill came ...

The largest oil and gas field financing transaction of about $1.1bn – Oil Mining License 17, owned by billionaire business tycoon, Tony Elumelu, is currently under investigation following the uncovering of an illegal oil bunkering facility connected to it, The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Thursday, uncovered an illegal local refinery at Otamiri-Etche, Etche Local Government Area of ...

No fewer than 10 persons died on Friday following an explosion at the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Rumuekpe, Rivers. Police Spokesman in Rivers, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident in a statement to newsmen, said that rescue efforts were underway. The TNP, operated by Shell, evacuates crude from its oil fields to the Bonny Crude Oil Export Terminal. ...

The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) is important to Nigeria because it will enable the nation to achieve long-term visions such as cutting emissions to net zero by 2060 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) even before the 2030 deadline. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Adeleke Mamora, who made the submission at the National Forum and Award Ceremony of ...

In its cleaner energy expansion drive aimed at achieving energy transition targets, Shell Petroleum NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of Nature Energy Biogas A/S (Nature Energy).By purchasing the shares in Nature Energy, Shell has acquired the largest producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in Europe, its ...