October 14, 2025Energy TransitionExtractive IndustryGreen FinanceHydrogenHydroplantImpactNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportSustainability

#NEACConference: Ogah challenges FG to add mining sector to NEC, insists solid minerals hold key to diversification

… warns Nigeria risks becoming dumping ground for green tech, reveals inaction could cost jobs, industrial growth …recommends establishment of National energy transition academy Oredola Adeola Dr. Uche Ogah, President of Masters Energy Group, has challenged the Federal Government to…

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May 15, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionHydroplantNewsPowerRenewablesTransmission

FG approves revival of Ikere Gorge Hydropower plant, construction of new substation for Oyo State

… mandates Siemens/PPI to upgrade Ayede substation, build new 330kV Asejire station within 24 months Oredola Adeola   Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, made this known in a statement obtained by…

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November 22, 2024DocumentaryEnergy TransitionEnvironmentFinanceGenerationGreen FinanceHydroplantMultilateral FinanceNewsOil & GasPowerRenewablesSolarSustainabilityTechnology

Ademola Adigun/Engr. ChiChi Emenike, Ifeoma Finnih/Ahmad Damcida clash over global climate agenda: Pathway to development or threat to Africa’s energy sovereignty?

Oredola Adeola At the recently concluded Energy Sustainability Conference organized by the Energy Institute, experts fiercely debated the impact of the global climate agenda on Africa’s development and energy sovereignty. The session titled “Is the Global Climate Agenda a Fair…

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September 11, 2024DocumentaryEnvironmentGenerationHydroplantNewsPower

Col. Bello, Chairman, Mainstream Energy, Air Marshal Abubakar, CoAS, lead groundbreaking for Hydropolis Free Trade Zone Airport in Kainji

… CoAS honours Mainstream Energy with plaque for pivotal role in national industrial growth, energy security Oredola Adeola Col. Sani Bello (Rtd), Chairman of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL), and Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, Chief of the Air Staff,…

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September 1, 2024DistributionGenerationHydroplantNewsPower

Mainstream Energy restores Sabon Pegi bridge within 24 hours after collapse due to heavy rainfall

Oredola Adeola Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, the operators of the Kainji, Jebba, and Zungeru hydropower plants, has swiftly repaired the Sabon Pegi Bridge within 24 hours after its collapse due to heavy rainfall on Friday. Olugbenga Adebola, Head, Corporate Communications,…

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July 26, 2024Energy TransitionFinanceGenerationGreen FinanceHydroplantLocal ContentNewsPower

Adegbemle, PowerUp Nigeria urges REA, others to share data, optimize green funding utilization

… insists data transparency, private collaboration crucial for Nigeria’s 30GW renewable energy vision by 2030 Michelle Savage Adetayo Adegbemle, Executive Director of PowerUp Nigeria, has challenged the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and other relevant agencies to move beyond rhetoric and…

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July 25, 2024ConcessionEnergy TransitionGreen FinanceHydroplantImpactMultilateral FinanceNewsPowerRenewablesSolar

Dr. Agama, DG SEC announces Nigeria’s plan to launch third green bond in September 2024, 5 years after

… proposes solar energy estates in Northern Nigeria for job creation …laments over Nigeria’s University energy cost, as UNIBEN, ABU commit N341M, N450M monthly on power bills  Oredola Adeola Dr. Emomotimi Agama, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission,…

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May 9, 2024ConcessionGenerationHydroplantNewsPower

Mainstream Energy invests $82m to install 1G3, 1G4, boosting Kainji hydropower plant capacity to 980MW

Oredola Adeola   Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited has commenced the installation of $82 million generating units 1G3 and 1G4 in the empty pits at the Kainji Hydropower Plant, aiming to raise the plant’s total installed capacity from 760 megawatts (MWs)…

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March 19, 2024Energy TransitionGenerationGreen FinanceHydroplantNewsPower

Mainstream Energy to co-host IHA roundtable at African Hydropower Week in Abuja

Oredola Adeola    Mainstream Energy Solutions Ltd (MESL) has announced the plan to collaborate with the International Hydropower Association (IHA) to co-host a High-Level Roundtable during the forthcoming African Hydropower Week in Abuja, Nigeria in May 2024, uniting senior decision-makers…

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February 21, 2024FeatureGenerationGreen FinanceHydroplantPower

FG confirms transfer of $1.3 billion Zungeru hydroelectric power plant to Penstock Ltd

Oredola Adeola The Nigerian Government has confirmed that the transfer of ownership of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to Penstock Limited took place on January 23, 2024, following the settlement of the project’s commencement fee on January 5, 2024. Stanley…

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