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Why Grid Efficiency Is an Ozone Story
What a 1987 treaty on refrigerants has to do with keeping the lights on across Africa and beyond Every September 16, the world marks the anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, the 1987 treaty that phased out the chemicals eating away at the ozone layer. It's widely...
Beacon Power Services Enters Strategic Sponsorship and Technical Partnership with the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA)
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - As announced during the 1st Scientific Committee of the 2025-2028 mandate, Beacon Power Services (BPS) has entered into a multi-year financial sponsorship and technical partnership with the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) to...
Off-Grid to Prosumer: What NERC’s Net Billing Rules Actually Mean
Going solar in Nigeria has become an act of self-sufficiency in recent years. With the grid delivering unreliable power and rising costs resulting from the band reclassification, any business or household that could afford panels effectively unplugged, and the surplus...
Africa’s Power Problem Is The Whole World’s Misfortune Too
The lights in Lagos, Nigeria, go out between 30 and 60 times a month. When power does flow, it lasts perhaps six to eight hours a day—enough to charge a phone, but not nearly enough to run a factory. It is the same story in Nairobi, Lusaka, and Dakar— cities that are...
From Calabar to Ibadan: Why We Back MTN CHAMPS
On Monday, April 13, we attended the unveiling of the MTN CHAMPS Season 4 Grand Final in Ibadan, marking the final stop of a season that began in Calabar and continued through Jos. Our Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications, Oluchi Ubazue, represented us at...
Beacon Power Services signs contract with AEDC to enhance network visibility.
Beacon Power Services has signed an agreement with Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to improve network visibility. The project aims to enhance real-time monitoring and control across the grid, providing better insight into assets and network performance....
Beacon Power Services Welcomes Ije Ikoku Okeke to Its Board
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Ije Ikoku Okeke to the Board of Directors. Ije brings over twenty years of experience in infrastructure investing, renewable energy, and development finance. She has led investments totaling more than $3 billion in energy...
Beacon Power Services Unveils Two Student Athletes, Signs Three-Year Deal with Making of Champs
https://theeagleonline.com.ng/host-cities-of-mtn-champs-season-4-unveiled/
