d.light joins $750m DARES subsidy programme to boost energy access in Nigeria
Post AMUGE
March 10, 2025
Onome Amuge Leading solar energy firm, d.light has been tapped as a major participant to Nigeria’s Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) initiative, set to launch this month with the aim of expanding access to renewable energy across the country. The DARES programme represents a bold step toward sustainable energy access in Nigeria. Spearheaded […]
Lessons for Nigeria as Egypt launches €1bn Africa’s largest wind energy project
Post AMUGEFebruary 10, 2025
Ben Eguzozie Big lessons now exist for Nigeria in renewable energy from Egypt’s upcoming €1 billion 1,100 MW wind energy project, which is Africa’s largest wind energy project, and is set to boost the North African country’s renewable energy capacity. The project is in partnership with Meridiam, French infrastructure fund, European Bank for Reconstruction and […]
TIME 100 names SEforALL’s CEO, Damilola Ogunbiyi, among influential leaders in Business Climate Action
Post AMUGENovember 12, 2024
Sustainable energy and development trailblazer receives yet another prestigious award Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO SEforALL TIME has named the CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy, Damilola Ogunbiyi, in its 2024 TIME100 Climate, recognising the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action. The recognition is […]
Rivers State, SIX-EV charge ahead with electric 3-Wheelers, buses to boost transport system
Post AMUGENovember 4, 2024
Business a.m. Frank Omene, board member, Six-EV, and Dagogo Israel Iboroma, attorney general, Rivers State, the representative of Rivers State governor, at the signing of the electric transport deal SIX-EV, an e-mobility company dedicated to transforming African transportation through innovative, environmentally-friendly solutions, has inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Rivers State Government, led […]
Sahara Group pushes sustainable environment, seeks protection of Africa’s natural carbon sinks
Post AMUGEJuly 1, 2024
Onome Amuge Sahara Group, an international conglomerate with significant investments in energy and infrastructure, has issued a call for the urgent protection and rehabilitation of Africa’s natural carbon sinks, which include forests, oceans, coastal mangroves, wetlands, and grasslands, In response to mounting concerns over the impact of climate change on the African continent. Ejiro Gray, […]
Climate Action Africa advocates multi-sector alliance to address Nigeria’s climate crisis
Post AMUGEApril 12, 2024
Business a.m. Climate Action Africa (CAA), a leading advocate for climate resilience and sustainable development in Nigeria, has called for a more impactful and inclusive approach to tackling the country’s pressing climate challenges. The call for action was made during a media briefing hosted in Lagos, where CAA shed light on the pressing issues of […]
Nigeria’s renewable scale up gets boost with 19 SEforAll grants
Post AMUGEApril 9, 2024
Business a.m. Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is providing grants to 19 clean energy developers in the country to scale up renewable energy by supporting the deployment of solar and battery storage systems to businesses and institutions across Nigeria. The initiative is supported by a multi-donor results-based financing fund called the Universal Energy Facility (UEF), […]
Inaction, finance, stall renewables pacing global energy demand – REN21
Post AMUGEApril 9, 2024
GHG emissions to rise LIC only 10% renewables projects rise 1000 GW renewable needed, only 473 GW in ‘23 Investment of $1,350bn, only $623bn in 2023 Nigeria no where on radar Ben Eguzozie Despite the ongoing global heightened efforts by national governments, corporates and institutions for the world to hit a Net […]
2023 renewables use sets record
Post AMUGEApril 1, 2024
Travel, vacation spend hits $4trn in 5yrs PHILLIP ISAKPA IN LONDON, UK Two sets of global data just released and seen by Business a.m. show how records are being shattered in the deployment of renewables for power generation that would put smiles on the faces of advocates against the use of fossil fuel; and also […]
COP 28:NNPC eyes methane reduction with support from partners
Post AMUGEDecember 6, 2023
Business a.m The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has pledged to collaborate with global partners in the effort to cut methane emissions from oil and gas operations. NNPC made the pledge while attending the UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The conference was the site of […]