Niger

Country Info

News

Battery-powered microgrid for ‘greener uranium mine’ in Niger, Africa

26/07/2022
Energy Storage
News

The power plant needs to provide 12MW of peak load for the uranium mine. It will do this with a combination of 16MW solar PV generation capacity, a 15MW battery energy storage system (BESS) and 16MW of diesel generation for backup.

News

GUARD Africa Project to scale up climate action, build resilience

11/03/2022
Panafrican Climate Justice Alliance
News

The Guard-Africa Initiative will catalyse conversations towards the accelerating implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Niger, Cameroon, Zambia, Botswana, Morocco, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Gabon.

News

ENGIE To Power 700 Homes With Solar In Niger

07/07/2021
News

ENGIE Energy Access Nigeria has said it is completing a solar power mini grid project in Niger state that would connect about 700 households.

News

Exploring productive use of energy in Niger

13/08/2020
News

German university TH Köln is setting up a solar energy system at a school in the Dossa region of Niger as part of a pilot project in the country to demonstrate the concept of productive use of power.

News

Exim Bank of India allocates $5M for solar powered rural electrification in Niger

14/12/2019
News

This project, which will be implemented by Super solar energy, will provide electricity to at least 50 villages in Niger, a country where access to electricity is still only 12%.

News

REA commissions solar power for 3,000 people in Niger

08/12/2019
News

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) said it is commissioning a solar hybrid mini-grid power plant in Rokota Community of Niger State that will serve the homes of 3,000 people.

News

Morocco’s ONEE to promote rural electrification in Niger

15/10/2019
News

Thanks to the ONEE- ANPER partnership, mini grids powered by solar energy will be installed in some 30 villages in Niger.

News

Niger: Mining company explores hybrid solar power solutions

05/02/2019
News

Coal-fired power costs are currently forecast at approximately 4% of total life of mine operating costs.

News

Niger: Dialling into remote irrigation system to cut water waste

16/06/2018
News

Niger-based company Tech-Innov aims to end the need for manual irrigation and limit water loss in this arid African country blanketed by vast swathes of desert.

News

Niger gets its first solar container

21/11/2017
News

Africa GreenTec, alongside the German Investment and Development Company (DEG) and the International Climate Initiative, have installed a solar-plus-storage container in the Taboua region.