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Renewable Energy and Mini-grid Architecture for Powering Communities
The issue of poor power supply has a persistent problem in numerous countries across Africa, despite the abundant availability of natural resources. Hence, the need for exploring Renewable energy sources has become necessary in solving this power problem. For instance, Nigeria has 63% of her land area covered with waterRead More
Powering Nigeria; The Light-up Phenomenon
The power situation in the country is one of the key issues facing her development. A number of initiatives have been set up to tackle this by municipal administrations. Such initiatives have evolved from being a federal government initiative to being implemented at the state government level. This is especiallyRead More
Seasons Greetings From Us!
May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow….. Here is wishing you a merry Christmas and a wonderful new year from us at Geogrid Energy Company.
Powering Nigeria; The Mini-grid Solution
Reality further sunk in last week when reports coming out from a tour of the power stations in Niger state run by Main Stream Energy Solutions Limited stated that power generation from the Jebba and Kainji power plant have been cut by 426MW. In a nation where over 50 millionRead More
Gas to Power -Taking Advantage of Gas Flare
In terms of power, gas flaring has cost the country 3,500 MW (megawatt) of electricity as at 2015 according to the Department of Petroleum Resources. Way forward- Firstly, government’s attitude towards this colossal wastage has to change through implementing viable policies and regulatory infrastructure. This will act as a driverRead More
Geogrid, MAN Partner on Embedded Power Generation to Manufacturers
Following the award of her 30 MW embedded generation license by NERC, Geogrid has moved to supply power to manufacturers. Given the current epileptic power supply in the country,it can be said that this is a critical component responsible for huge capital/operation & maintenance cost incurred for self-generated power byRead More
SMALL HYDRO POWER (SHP) – A NEW FRONTIER FOR MICRO/MINI GRID
We all know how the power situation in our dear country is and its history. With the problems of power supply persisting coupled with gas pipeline vandalization such that gas supply to the thermal power plants is erratic thereby shifting the focus on diversification of the energy mix especially byRead More
GEOGRID ATTENDS AUSTRIAN TRADE MISSION
The Commercial Section of the Austrian Embassies in Lagos and Casablanca are organizing an Austrian Trade mission to Sub-Saharan Africa from 26th March to 1st of April. 20 Austrian companies will be participating in this event. Geogrid will be in attendance and our focus will be on individual back toRead More