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NaFarm Foods Wins the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Food Category
NaFarm Foods, a pioneering agricultural solutions provider based in Kaduna, Nigeria, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Food category. This award recognises the company’s groundbreaking innovation in reducing post-harvest losses, improving food security, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices across Nigeria. NaFarm Foods’ flagship solution, the Hybrid Solar Food Dryer, is designed to…
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OpenMap Development Tanzania Wins the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Climate Action Category
OpenMap Development Tanzania (OMDTZ), a nonprofit organisation pioneering community-driven climate resilience based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Climate Action category. This award recognises the organisation’s innovative approach to empowering communities with open data and mapping solutions to address the challenges of climate change. OMDTZ’s flagship initiative…
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Sakafia Islamic Senior High School Wins the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Global High Schools – Sub-Saharan Africa Category
Sakafia Islamic Senior High School, located in Kumasi, Ghana, has been named the winner of the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Global High Schools – Sub-Saharan Africa category. The school was recognised for its pioneering aquaponics project, aimed at addressing food insecurity while promoting sustainable agricultural practices within the school and the wider community. Sakafia Islamic Senior High School’s…
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DEWA reports highest top line results in history with a record first 9-month revenue of AED 23.5 billion and EBITDA of AED 11.8 billion
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (ISIN: AED001801011) (Symbol: DEWA), the Emirate of Dubai’s exclusive electricity and water services provider, which is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), today reported its first 9 month consolidated financial results for 2024, recording cumulative revenue of AED 23.5 billion, EBITDA of AED 11.8 billion, and net profit after tax of AED 5.5 billion. “We…
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Green Mobility Hall at WETEX 2024 highlights the latest innovative solutions for green transport
The Green Mobility Hall at the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) hosts leading local and international companies specialising in mobility, transport and green mobility logistics. The Green Mobility Hall highlights the most prominent innovative solutions and practices that use the latest technologies in the individual and public sustainable transport sector. These solutions aim to reduce the operational and…
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SICPA world leader in fuel marking by volume, with over 60 billion liters marked per year
In less than a decade, SICPA has become the global market leader in turnkey fuel marking services, now providing fraud detection capability and revenue optimization for over 60 billion liters of petroleum products annually. Since 2016, SICPA has been successfully deploying its Fuel Integrity Solution (FIS) in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. FIS is a robust integrated fuel…
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Highlights emerge as U.S.-Nigeria energy dialogue gets underway
The key highlights of the bilateral energy cooperation between the U.S. and Nigeria have emerged as the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue gets underway in Washington DC. The details are made available by the U.S. Department of State, which uploaded it on its website, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. The Department of State said…
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FG, Chinese coy sign 2 MoUs on renewable energy
The Federal Government on Tuesday signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with a Chinese Company, Mutual Commitment Company (MCC) limited on renewable energy. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power in Abuja. The MoUs were facilitated and signed in Beijing at the African-China…
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Yobe partners Arab Bank on energy, agriculture, dev’t
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe says the state will partner the Arab Bank for Economic Development (BADEA) on energy and agriculture development. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, disclosed this in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday after a meeting between officials of the state and the bank. He said that the…
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Reps move to redefine national renewable energy policies
The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy will host a workshop on the future of renewable energy in order to refine national policies for the growth of the sector. Mr Afam Ogene, the Chairman, House Committee on Renewable Energy, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The workshop, according to him, is to accelerate the adoption and…
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China an important partner to Africa’s energy transition- Expert
China, as a leader in the green energy revolution, is an important partner to Zambia and Africa’s energy transition, an energy expert said on Tuesday. Zambia and other African countries have benefited from China’s support in green energy, said Johnstone Chikwanda, Chairman of the Energy Institute of Zambia. Africa has a lot to learn from how China has managed to…
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC announces record breaking First Half 2024 results
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (ISIN: AED001801011) (Symbol: DEWA), the Emirate of Dubai’s exclusive electricity and water services provider, which is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), today reported its first half 2024 consolidated financial results, recording revenue of AED 13.7 billion, EBITDA of AED 6.6 billion, operating profit of AED 3.3 billion and profit after tax of AED 2.6…
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ABB is first to reach anticipated IE6 hyper-efficiency with magnet-free motors
ABB is the first manufacturer to offer the anticipated IE6 efficiency level in a magnet-free SynRM design. This is the latest development in the well-proven SynRM technology that ABB pioneered in 2011. These motors will appeal to innovative customers who want to future-proof their fleet by adopting the highest level of energy efficiency commercially available. Early adopters of IE6 hyper-efficiency…
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We see energy demand rising by 23% by 2045 – OPEC
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says energy demand will rise by an estimated 23 per cent by 2025. OPEC says the rise will be fueled by a world economy that is expected to double in size, growing from $138 trillion dollars in 2023 to $270 trillion dollars in 2045. The OPEC Secretary-General, Haitham Al Ghais, made this…
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DEWA leads in the UAE in sustainability perceptions and brand value growth
Brand Finance, the leading international brand valuation consultancy, has revealed that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is recognised to have the strongest commitment to environmental sustainability of any UAE brand. Brand Finance’s report also indicates that in the utility sector, DEWA is the most valuable utility brand in the UAE, and second in the region, with a 3% increase in brand value…
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ABUTH announces transition to renewable energy
Prof. Ahmed Hamidu, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, Kaduna State, has announced the hospital’s planned transition to renewable energy. He revealed this in an interview with journalists in his office in Zaria on Monday, expressing concern that “the facility’s monthly electricity consumption of N75 million is unsustainable.” He stated each of the…
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Cleaner energy: Dangote cement to run trucks on CNG by 2025
Dangote Cement Plc’s says it is committed to transitioning all its trucks to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by 2025, as a significant step toward cleaner energy adoption in Nigeria. It said that the gesture is a strategic move that aligns with the Federal Government’s agenda on promoting alternative energy for vehicles across the country, as well as reducing…
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