Off-the-grid thinking to end Nigeria’s blackouts
Nigeria is one of Africa’s most developed, resource-rich countries and yet it has notably failed to provide its people with a reliable electricity supply. That is at last beginning to change. Five years after the privatisation of Nigeria’s power sector, even the most luxurious Lagos hotels still suffer daily blackouts. The size of the gap…
Oil-rich Nigeria turns to renewable energy as population booms
Faced with a population boom that has sent carbon emissions soaring and stretched power supplies to breaking point, oil-rich Nigeria is turning to renewable energy in a big way. Africa’s most populous country needs more than 10 times its current electricity output to guarantee supply for its 198 million people – nearly half of whom…
Generator Diesel Exhaust: a Major Hazard to Health and the Environment in Nigeria
Diesel exhaust contains more than 40 toxic air contaminants, including many known or suspected cancer-causing substances, such as benzene, arsenic, and formaldehyde. It also contains other harmful environmental pollutants, including nitrogen oxide, currently the single most important ozone-depleting emission. Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 183, No. 10 | May 15, 2011
Nigeria’s unreliable electricity costs its economy $29 billion a year—solar power would save billions
Lengthy power cuts are pretty much a daily experience in Nigeria. The country’s epileptic power supply has been identified by businesses as the second biggest obstacle to doing business in the country, after a lack of access to finance. Source: Quartz June 1, 2019
Empowering Women in Nigeria with Solar Energy
Around the world, women face the largest burden of not having access to modern energy. More often than not, it is women who have to walk long distances to collect fuel wood, and it is they who spend their days ingesting harmful air pollution from kerosene and wood fires as they cook, care and provide for…
Social impact
Social impact on the community The autonomous power system will have a positive social impact on the community in Ogikwe. Better health care The Bavaria hospital will be able to improve health care to the benefit of all, but especially women and children. The Antenatal and Maternal Care treats a significant part of the patients…
550 Delta State Health Centres
Volta Power Lease has been asked to propose for more than 550 autonomous power systems for health centres in Delta State, Nigeria. The electricity will be garantueed by the installation of solar panels and batteries. The total first year of production of the installations will be 32.778 kWh.
Location of the Hospital and Retreat Centre
The hospital located in a rural area approximately 1,5 km out of Okigwe, the third largest city in Imo state of Nigeria. The Retreat Centre and Bishop’s Court are in the outskirts of Okigwe. Okigwe Okigwe lies between the Port Harcourt-Enugu-Maiduguri rail line. Thus, the city has grown into a major cattle transit town for…
Bavaria Catholic Specialist Hospital
New Top Notch Hospital in Okigwe, Nigeria The Bavaria Catholic Specialist Hospital is one of the multiple Catholic assets that constitute the Mary Hill Catholic Centre Okigwe. An autonomous power system with solar panels and batteries, will be realised to guarantee improved health care to the region at a lower price. Contact Volta Power Lease…
Solar Investment Opportunity: Bavaria Hospital
Bavaria Specialist Hospital is a new top notch health care centre with a high need for reliable electricity. To achieve that an autonomous power system, solar panels and batteries, will be realised near the Nigerian town Okigwe. This unique solar investment opportunity will guarantee improved health care to the region at a lower price. Contact Volta Power Lease to participate.