Africa
Category: Solar Power
Kwara State government is to deploy solar energy systems to villages, small scale businesses and key government establishments to boost electricity supply and enhance economic activities in the state.
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who disclosed this when he received National President, Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria, Otunba Dele Akintola, at Government House, Ilorin, weekend, said the move would provide an alternative source of energy supply to critical sectors, instead of waiting endlessly for energy supply through the current hydro-thermal energy source.
He said:
There was a time, not long ago, when solar energy was science fiction. Now it is the fastest growing in the nation of renewable energy.
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The partnership deal was signed by Governor Nasir el-Rufai and the Acting Governor of Hebei Province, Mr Wang Xiadong at the Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria.
The signing was witnessed by the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian and the President Worldwide of China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC), Zhad Dianlong among other officials of the Kaduna State government and visiting Hebei Province.
The Kaduna State government and Hebei Province of China have signed a bilateral agreement for the establishment of solar power plants, agro allied industries as well as steel and cement manufacturing factories across the state, Channels TV reports
Coca-Cola European Partners is now powering its largest bottling factory in Europe through a combination of a solar power purchase agreement (PPA), on-site generation and a renewables tariff.
The soft drinks factory in Wakefield has been connected to a 5MW solar farm around 1.5 miles away which is now supplying 15% of the site
Indian Railways rolled out its first Solar-Powered Trains designed with rooftop solar panels powering the lights, fans, and information display systems inside passenger coaches this week.
The 16 solar panels, which lay atop each coach, also power the appliances inside. The panels will replace the diesel generators that typically power the appliances, but the train will still be pulled by a diesel-powered locomotive, Quartz reported.
Noida-based Jakson Engineers designed the rooftop solar system, under the direction of the Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels (IROAF).
At Last, A Truly Solar Powered Home in Abuja
The layout in Mpape District in Abuja looks like your average urban residence.
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