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Nigeria’s Power Generation Rises by 979.2mw with 16 Power Plants Recording Increases in outputs
Electricity generation in Nigeria rose by 979.2 megawatts yesterday to 4,312.1MW as 16 power plants recorded increases in their outputs, according data from Nigerian Electricity System Operator.
In the same way, the number of idle…
Egypt’s Renewable Energy Authority Opens Tender for Gabel El-Zeit Wind Farm
Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has launched a tender for the operation and maintenance of the 220 MW Gabel El-Zeit wind farm in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt.
Interested companies have until October 11th, 2020 to submit…
Siemens Energy Targets 40% Coverage of Togo’s Electricity Demand, Create Jobs
Siemens Energy has announced the successful delivery of a SGT-800 gas turbine to the site of Kékéli Efficient Power S.A., as part of their development of the 65 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant in the Republic of Togo, supporting…
Metso Outotec to Supply Energy Efficient Vertimill Grinding Technology to Australia
Metso Outotec will deliver two energy-efficient Vertimill® VTM-4500 stirred mills to a gold mine in Australia 2021 the company said on Wednesday.
In a statement made available to Orient, Energy Reivew, Metso Outotec said these vertical…
NERC Issues Order Suspending Tariff Hike for 14 Days
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday issued an order suspending the September 1, 2020 hike in electricity tariffs for 14 days.
Recall that the Federal Government and the labour unions had reached a truce on Sunday…
Electricity Tariff Hike Suspension: DisCos Claim Ignorance
Power distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have said that they were not aware of the suspension of the electricity tariff hike by the Federal government and the Labour unions.
The DisCos on Monday said that they had not received…
PHEDC Staff Corrupt, Poor in Services – Ibom Power Boss
Over 80% of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), said to be mostly bankers, has been listed as being corrupt.
The Managing Director of Ibom Power Plant in Akwa Ibom State, Engr. Mayen Etukudo, said the persons…
GE, NDPHC JV Restored Over 360mw in Nigeria Amidst COVID-19
General Electric (GE) said yesterday that it partnered with the Niger Delta Power Holden Company (NDPHC) to successfully restore up to 360MW of power in Nigeria amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
“GE safely completed service interventions on…
DisCos Still Owing N9.96bn in CBN’s Electricity Market Stabilisation Facility
…Have 4 months to pay or face sanctionsElectricity distribution companies in the country (DisCos) have an outstanding N9.96 billion to pay in the Nigeria Electricity Market Stabilisation Facility provided by the Central Bank of…
Power Firms Indebtedness to NDPHC Hits N160bn
The indebtedness of the power sector to the Niger Delta Power Holding Company has hit N160bn, the Managing Director, NDPHC, Chiedu Ugbo, stated on Wednesday.
Ugbo who disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at the headquarters of the…
USAID Offers $2.6m Grant to Nine Energy Firms to Power Rural Health Facilities
The US Agency for International Development (USAID), through Power Africa, on Tuesday awarded a $2.6 million grant to nine energy companies to electrify 288 rural health facilities without reliable access to power.
Power Africa is a US…
Nigeria Betting on Solar to Help Create Jobs Post COVID-19
Nigeria is currently facing one of the most significant economic downturns in its history due to COVID-19.
While the country is grappling with a recession, the government has outlined an ‘Economic Sustainability Plan’ in response to the…
Meter Customers Within 10 days of Payment, NERC Orders DisCos
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has asked power distribution companies (DisCos) to ensure that electricity consumers in their networks are metered within 10 days after payment. They said that failure to do so would…
Renewable Energy Focal in Nigeria’s Power Drive to Vision 30:30:30 – Minister
The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has said that renewable energy is one of the ministry’s focal points to drive power supply in the country even as it plans to integrate renewable energy through the Paris Agreement and the Vision…
Energy Commission of Nigeria Partners Gombe State to Create Energy Hub
The government of Gombe State in northern Nigeria is collaborating with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) with the intension to snap up any opening in the national and international energy organisations and ensure that the state…
Togo Commences Energy Transition of Lome Airport to Solar
…Calls for bids from contractors Togo, through the Lomé-Tokoin Airport Company, has called for tenders for the control and supervision of construction work for a solar power plant intended to supply energy to Lomé airport.
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NERC Says Payments Made for Meters Will Be Refunded
…Says meter payment will hence forth be through Cost of TariffCommissioner for the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr Nathan Rogers Shatti, has explained that consumers of electricity in Nigeria…
NERC Issues 86% Collection Orders to Discos
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a directive that power distribution companies (DisCos) can collect about 85.84% of the newly increased electricity tariffs from affected customers between September and December…
Development Finance Corporation Grants Lumos $35m Funding for Solar Power Expansion in Nigeria
Solar system provider, Lumos has announced $35 million in new financing from the US International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) to expand its existing market for clean and reliable solar power in Nigeria.
Lumos Group chief…
W/Bank to Disburse Approved $750m Nigeria’s Power Sector Fund in 2021
The World Bank has said that it would start the disbursement of the $750 million it approved for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP) next year and complete the exercise in 2023.
Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme is…