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Global Bioenergy Industry News
News from Nigeria
Monday, March 01, 2010
Work Starts on Ethanol Plant in Ekiti NIGERIA - Ekiti State could soon become one of the few states in Nigeria producing ethanol on a commercial scale.
Friday, January 15, 2010
University Launches Biodiesel Project NIGERIA - The University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria is to launch a biofuel production project to produce biodiesel.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Nigerian Firm to Build Cassava Ethanol Refinery NIGERIA - An indigenous firm, Crown Agro-Allied Industries Limited, has concluded plans to build an integrated cassava ethanol fuel refinery in Ikole, Ekiti State, at an estimated cost of $1...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wind Farm Proposed for Katsina State NIGERIA - The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Power has awarded turnkey contracts for the construction of a 10MW Wind Farm power plant in Katsina State.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Nigeria Moves to Solar Power NIGERIA - Nigeria is moving towards establishing solar power with the issue of licences to three power companies to start generation in the first quarter of next year.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Jatropha: The New Inroad for Nigeria's Biofuel Policy? NIGERIA - Jatropha Curcas is a plant that has the capability to plan, not only life, but the whole economy. It gives a lot of people employment as a major source of energy production that can...
Friday, May 29, 2009
Call to Invest in Jatropha NIGERIA - The Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Akwa Ibom state branch, Chief Michael Udo Akpan, has called on farmers in the state to invest more in growing Jatropha from...
Monday, January 05, 2009
Wind Project for Nigerian Manufacturers NIGERIA - The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is to build a wind turbine power plant for manufacturing industries in Kano.
Friday, January 02, 2009
Nigeria: Global Recognition for Ethanol Project NIGERIA - With the global oil price declining daily, there are discussions that countries should seek alternatives to oil. A country like Brazil is already leading the way with ethanol while...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Biofuel Deal in Nigeria NIGERIA - Food for All International (FFAI) and Center for Jatropha Promotion and Biofuels have joined forces to produce biofuels from Jatropha in Nigeria.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Ethanol Plant for Taraba State Nigeria NIGERIA - The Taraba State government in Nigeria has signed an agreement with Chinese company, A-Dinota Ventures Ltd, to build a $115 million ethanol factory in the state.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Lagos to Invest in Wind Power NIGERIA - Lagos state in Nigeria is to turn to wind power in a bid to support the state's power generation.
Friday, September 12, 2008
FG Urged to Go for Solar Energy NIGERIA - AllAfrica reports that a Nigerian engineering company, Solar Centre Baden Limited, has stressed the need for Nigeria...
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Ethanol Project Takes Off NIGERIA - The first fuel ethanol project in Africa, worth N14.4 billion has been launched in Ekiti State, in Nigeria.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
NEPC Blames Dwindling Agriculture on Primitive Practices NIGERIA - The Acting Executive Director of the NEPC (Nigeria Export Promotion Council), Aliu Mohammed Lawal has placed blame on the declining fortune of the Nigerian agricultural sector on the...
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Nigeria Uses Jatropha as a Source of Biofuels NIGERIA - A short and hardy tree that Nigerians have used for centuries to demarcate farmland could be the way forward for biofuels, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) said Wednesday, as...
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Northern Nigeria's Future in the Biofuels Market NIGERIA - Though Nigeria is the sixth largest producer of fossil fuel, with huge financial resources accruing from its sales, yet the oil has failed to solve many of its problems, writes Idris...
Friday, January 11, 2008
Cassava-based ethanol could save Nigeria up to $6.1 billion by 2012 NIGERIA - Africa's largest oil producer and OPEC member Nigeria is becoming increasingly interested in biofuels to meet its growing demand for fuels and to provide employment to its largely rural...

