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
At the tail end of last year, Elon Musk unveiled SolarCity’s glass solar roof panels. Less than a year later, the company has been consumed by Tesla and the first tiles have been fitted onto houses and are generating electricity.
Designed to look like any old roof tile the panels are able to capture sunlight and convert it into electric energy. In a Tesla earnings call, Musk said the initial installations have happened on the homes of Tesla employees
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).
Iran pushes for more residential and commercial PV
The Iranian government is seeking to create awareness of the advantages of the FIT program for PV projects not exceeding 100 kW in size.
JULY 19, 2017 EMILIANO BELLINI
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA),
Iran
