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‘₦47bn Annual Electricity Bill Unsustainable’, Again, Federal Gov’t Defends ₦10bn Aso Rock Solar Power Project

‘₦47bn Annual Electricity Bill Unsustainable’, Again, Federal Gov’t Defends ₦10bn Aso Rock Solar Power Project

The Federal Government has once again emphasised its decision to install solar panels at the Aso Rock Villa, maintaining that it was unsustainable to continue to pay about ₦47 billion yearly in electricity bills for the Seat of Power. The Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Mustapha Abdulahi, said the huge amount

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Kebbi: Navy Commissions Solar-Powered Borehole

Kebbi: Navy Commissions Solar-Powered Borehole

Nigerian Navy provides solar powered motorised 80,000 water capacity over-head tank in Kaoje Community of Kebbi State. On Thursday, the Nigerian Navy commissioned a solar-powered motorised borehole project in Kaoje, the Bagudo Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi State. Given the topographical challenge of accessing essential water in the state, Rear Admiral Hamza Farouk Kaoje,

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Austria introduces ‘Made in Europe’ bonus for solar and storage projects using European components

Austria introduces ‘Made in Europe’ bonus for solar and storage projects using European components

Latest The ‘Made in Europe’ bonus will come into effect from 23 June 2025. Image: EVN/Daniela Matejschek. The Austrian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy has announced a “Made in Europe” bonus of 20% to government funding for PV and energy storage projects that use components made in Europe. The funding will be available for

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Boviet Solar opens US module assembly plant in North Carolina

Boviet Solar opens US module assembly plant in North Carolina

Latest The facility is Boviet Solar’s first module manufacturing plant in the US. Image: Boviet Solar via LinkedIn. Vietnamese solar manufacturer Boviet Solar has opened its first US module assembly plant with an annual nameplate capacity of 2GW. The finalisation of the 2GW module assembly plant comes less than a year after the company unveiled

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Solar gains across Brazil and Caribbean despite above average rain

Solar gains across Brazil and Caribbean despite above average rain

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Southern Brazil and the northern Andes were irradiance hotspots during March, posting anomalies as high as 30% above the climatological average. The increase came despite intense rainfall causing flooding in other parts of South America. April 25, 2025 Solcast March in

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