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Stakeholders express worry over slow progress in energy sector
SOME stakeholders in the power sector have expressed concern over the slow progress in the energy sector.
They urged the Federal Government to adopt renewable energy to accelerate development in the sector.
Mr Adekunle Makinde, a former Chairman of Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE), said this was the consensus of stakeholders at the just concluded 2018 Nigeria Energy Forum in Lagos.

Duty on solar panels: Customs says it wants to encourage local manufacturing
Anyalogu, in his presentation, said the tariff was not a new one and agitations against the tariff did not factor in explanatory notes to HS Codes 8501 that explained inclusions and exclusions of the tariff codes.

Nigeria Energy Forum will Improve Efficiency, Investment in Power Sector – NIEEE Ex Chairman
The Nigeria Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) says the forthcoming Nigeria Energy Forum will focus on improving efficiency, access and investments in the energy sector.

Vanguard: Osinbajo, Fashola to Speak at Nigeria Energy Forum
March 19, 2018: The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osibajo will speak at the upcoming Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF 2018) in Lagos. The event focuses

BEST PATHS PROJECT GOES INTERNATIONAL AND LANDS IN AFRICA
In 2016 the installed wind capacity in Europe was 154 GW, of which 12.6 GW is located offshore across 10 different countries. While High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) technology is mature and suitable for subsea electricity transmission, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) has better control capabilities, lower power losses and occupies less space compared with HVAC.

Nigeria’s 10mw windfarm to feed first electricity into grid in Q4 2017
The 10 megawatts Katsina wind farm has been under construction for many years, and it is now entering commissioning in units one by one and before the year runs out, that 10 megawatts would be on the grid,” said Edozien, who represented the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo at the NEF.

Poster Presentation at #TheNEF2017 held at LCCI, Lagos, Nigeria.
These are the poster presentations at the just concluded Nigeria Energy Forum 2017 at the LCCI, Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria.
The Posters can be view directly online on downloaded on your devices

2017 Africa Energy Ideas Competition Winners
The Africa Energy Ideas Competition is for early-stage business ideas. Across Africa, the key energy challenge is how to electrify millions of households, remote communities and small-scale entrepreneurs as quickly as possible.

NEF 2017 Press Releases
Mr Adekunle Makinde, the former Chairman, Nigeria Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE), says the forthcoming Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF) will focus on gas-to-power challenges in the country.
Makinde, who is also a Co-Chairman of NEF2017, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday that the forum will be organized by a team of young academics and researchers from the UK, in collaboration with NIEEE.
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