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As issues such as climate change, environmental degradation and inclusion become increasingly important, it has become pertinent for businesses to put sustainability at the core of their business strategy.
Renewable Energy expert and Sustainability advocate, Doyin Fadipe, asserted this at the recently concluded Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference, held virtually with the theme, Inclusive Communities, Inspired Women. The event gathered a vast array of key stakeholders including to deliberate on pathways for empowering women and fostering inclusion in Nigerian communities where resource extraction is taking place.
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The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr. Ahmad Salihijo, said the agency had disbursed over $1.1 million to 12 solar power companies as part of efforts to boost rural electrification across the country.
This came as the federal government also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Output Based Fund (OBF) grant with seven private companies for the deployment of Solar Home Systems (SHS) to small businesses and power rural communities cut off from the national grid.
Speaking during the signing ceremony in Abuja, Salihijo, said the objective of the stand-alone SHS component was to help millions of under-served households and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) access better energy services at lower cost.
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The Federal Government on Wednesday signed an Output Based Fund grant Memorandum of Understanding with seven private companies for the deployment of solar home systems to power rural communities.
It was learnt that parties in the agreement would also provide electricity to micro, small and medium enterprises located in areas categorised as unserved or under-served in terms of power supply.
The Federal Government through the Rural Electrification Agency said the deployment of the solar home systems would further increase the number of citizens being supplied with electricity through solar systems.
Speaking to journalists on the side-lines of the MoU signing ceremony in Abuja, the Managing Director, REA, Ahmad Salihijo, said, “The objective of the stand-alone solar home system component is to help millions of under-served households and MSMEs access better energy services at lower costs.”
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NorthWestern Energy installing electric vehicle charging stations in Mitchell and Chamberlain
Sioux Falls, SD- Dec. 11, 2020 - NorthWestern Energy is excited to be announced as a rebate recipient from the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Fund to help purchase and install electric vehicle charging stations in South Dakota. Five other energy providers, Sioux Valley Energy, West River Electric Association, West Central Electric Cooperative, Watertown Municipal Utilities and Brookings Municipal Utilities will also receive rebates. The charging stations will be along the I-29 and I-90 corridors.
In October NorthWestern Energy announced its commitment to include more electric vehicles to the company s fleet and to making investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure in our service territories.