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Solen Gabon, a subsidiary of Solen Renewable Dubai, has launched the construction of a 120MWp photovoltaic solar power plant in the capital Gabon follows Ivory Coast and Angola in going solar. Angola is set to commission two major solar photovoltaic power projects in the Benguela and Catumbela municipality with a combined capacity 284MWp. China Energy Engineering Corp. (CEEC) has signed a contract with Biovea Energie to build a 46MW biomass power plant in Ayébo, Aboisso region of Ivory Coast. Construction work would've started before the end of 2022 and will be completed by 2024. The plant will generate electricity from the use of 480,000 tonnes of oil palm waste collected over 25 years from 12,000 farmers in Ayébo. South Africa's Solar training foundation, Nepoworx Renewable Energy Institution, in collaboration with Skills Development Agency, the Manufacturing, Engineering, and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MerSETA), have signed a Memorandum of

In a few coming years, Africa will host several High Impact Wells, which when explored have the potential to reform the entire E&P landscape of the continent. One of such high im5pact well is the axis mundi of today’s post- Cahora Bassa. Cabora Bassa or Cahora Bassa,   finish the job is Africa’s fourth largest (with surface area of 2,739km2) artificial lake, located in the Tete province of western Mozambique. The second name is a colonial relic of the Portuguese Mozambique. On the adjourning basin of that lake - in neighbouring Zimbabwe, lie a promising hydrocarbon project, widely publicized on the media as Cabora Bassa. It is one of the last untested large frontier rift basins in onshore Africa, according to Oil and Gas Journal. All things being as planned, the successful completion of the prospective oil and gas project, will launch Zimbabwe on the edge of a major transformative breakthrough because it boasts of commercial oil and gas discovery. Bassa will be one -of the

The energy war of good oil vs bad oil has just begun. Any oil associated to Russia has now been termed bad over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, in the guise of what Putin calls a special military operation. Since then, many countries have stopped buying Russian crude, while some are planning to boycott it in the international oil market, among which shockingly include economies whom studies reveal can't do without Russian oil because of the attendant risks involved. Let's be clear here, it won't be easy to boycott Russian oil without throwing the global economy into turmoil. This is simply because countries well put economies need energy to thrive. However, many countries feel that evading Russian oil will help mount pressure on it to stop the senseless killings in Ukraine, while some say any attempt at that will put middle income and highly energy dependent countries in extremely tight corners; exactly what we have in Europe at the moment. Angered by the prepo

Although I'm popularly known for my interest in energy analysis and environmental activism, there are moments when I feel the need to also write on key sensitive issues affecting our country Nigeria. And when such moments beckon, I always do so almost immediately, in fact. One of such key issues which I wish to write about is the current spate of inconsistency in legal interpretation in Nigeria 🇳🇬 It's one delicate issue that's important to and should concern democracy anywhere in the world, when we think of the role and relevance of law in our society. Why are they conflicting court judgements here and there in Nigeria? I mean even amongst courts of coordinate jurisdiction, why are they several interpretations on similar court cases? Well, I leave that to lawyers and other learned folks to answer. Normally, interpretations are always a translation of thoughts into words. So long as this be the case, law creates a problem not just for the tried but also for the society as

A product tanker offloading into a standing aircraft   In the same way that motor vehicle needs petrol or diesel to move, aircraft also need fuel to fly, too. Aircraft use a special kind of fuel called aviation fuel to transport passengers and cargo from one place to the other. The fuel is known in the aviation industry as Jet-A1.  Aviation fuel is responsible for at least 40% of an airline's operating cost. The availability or non-availability, as the case might be, of aviation fuel, greatly impacts aircraft operations. It influences air transport patronage. For instance, three weeks ago when I boarded a flight, the sight of many empty seats on the aeroplane is proof of this. The ongoing rally in the price of aviation fuel is one, among many other factors, that has sent the price of air tickets skyrocketing in Nigeria, eating deeply into the profit airline operators would have made. In commercial arithmetic, when the cost of delivering a service goes up, the price at which the sai

ICIR: A carton image depicting armed bandits To say that nowhere in Nigeria 🇳🇬 is safe, is to say the least. Nigeria is in a firestorm of insecurity. You need to see the ordeal people go through in the hands of terrorists in Nigeria. Yesterday, I ran into one Chidi Nwaogu who said he was kidnapped on November 1, 2020, somewhere in Southern Nigeria. He said the experience is one he wouldn't even wish for his enemy. Chidi said he spent five days in the bush all chained up like a dog and seriously beaten, without food or water, until a ransom was paid by his relatives. Though the incident was over, the man added, he can't get the trauma off his head. So bad! 😔😢 Please, wherever you might be at this time, ensure you are abiding by set security rules and taking certain smart measures to stay safe. One of the major reasons why insecurity in Nigeria is proving a fight too big to be won, amidst huge government spending, is simply the fact that high-ranking state officials an

An in-motion picture of Ibom Air carrier taking off Nigeria is one of the countries with low air transport patronage. Only 17% of Nigerian passengers are reportedly carried by air transport in Nigeria.  Between the years 2008 and 2017, 139 million passengers flew through Nigerian airports. Hundred million out of those were domestic flights, while the remaining 39 million were international flights. For months now, airline operators in Nigeria, courtesy of some reasons, have been struggling to secure enough foreign exchange to be able to import aviation kerosine. If you have used a flight recently, you won't argue with me if I say the cost of air travel has skyrocketed in the past few weeks, increasing by over 100% in the past few weeks. Depending on which airline you're on, and or what destination you are headed to in Nigeria, a domestic air ticket now costs an average of ₦165,000.  Similarly, international passengers now pay as much as ₦1million for economy, and ₦2million for