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FG Can No Longer Bear Electricity Tariff Shortfalls – Buhari
The President Muhammadu Buhari has said the tariff shortfalls in the power sector being borne by the Federal Government are no longer sustainable.
Buhari said this on Thursday at the inauguration of Eko Electricity Distribution…
FG Hands Over Afam Power Plant to Transcorp
The Federal Government has handed over the Afam Power Plant to Transcorp Power Consortium after it emerged the preferred bidder of the power asset, with a bid offer of N105 billion.
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises,…
Ghana’s President Commissions the Country’s First Micro-Hydro Power Station
Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned Ghana’s first micro power generating station, located at Tsatsadu, Alavanyo, in the Hohoe constituency of the Volta Region.
The 45kw Tsatsadu hydro power generating…
NDPHC Targets Completion of Four Power Plants in Abia, Imo, Bayelsa States
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has disclosed that it is engaging new engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors to complete the four power plants located at Alaoji, Egbema, Omoku and Gbarain, and make them…
New Electricity Tariff Will Attract Fresh Investors – NERC
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has said that the reviewed electricity tariff would not only attract more investments to the power sector, it will enable existing investors to recoup…
MOMAS Supports FG’s Mass Metering Initiative, Offers Free Training for Engineers
An indigenous electricity meter manufacturer company, MOMAS Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company (MEMMCOL) has flagged off a free training programme for graduate engineers on meter installation and maintenance.
MEMMCOL said the free…
NERC Tasks Ikeja Electric on Knowledge Management Initiatives
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has called on the management of Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution Company (Disco), to create knowledge management initiatives…
TCN to Fix Overloaded Sokoto Transmission Line Before Yuletide
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has informed the public that the Sokoto – Birnin Kebbi 132kV Single Circuit Transmission Line with high capacity transmission cable is currently overloaded. So, TCN said it would be embarking on a…
Sokoto Gets 60kwp Solar to Power Hospital, Mosque, Secretariat
Officials have confirmed that a 60 kWp solar photovoltaic system is currently under construction in Sokoto State in north-western Nigeria.
The solar system is expected to power the local government secretariat, hospital and mosque in…
59.61% of Electricity Consumers Still on Estimated Billing – NERC
…10.5m consumers not meteredNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that over 10,477,856 registered electricity customers in Nigeria were yet to be metered as at the end of the first…
NERC Scores Ikeja Electric High on Innovative Customer Solutions
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), commended Ikeja Electric – Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution Company, for taking the lead in keeping pace with technology, to bring about the desired change in…
FG Restates Commitment to Improve Power Supply
The Federal Government says it has initiated viable power infrastructure development projects to enhance quality power generation, transmission and distribution in the country.
The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, stated this on…
NERC Commends EKEDC’s Improved Power Supply
The Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has commended Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) for its improved power supply to customers.
In a statement by EKEDC’s General Manager,…
Don’t Accept Meters without Seal, NEMSA Warns Nigerians
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) on Wednesday advised Nigerians not to accept any meter without the agency’s seal or label.
The Managing Director of NEMSA, Mr Peter Ewesor, gave the advice at the official…
Discos Lambasts TCN, Saying No Significant Improvement Power Supply Since 2015
The umbrella body for electricity distribution firms in Nigeria, Association of Electricity Distributors (DisCos) has alleged that there has been no significant improvement in the electricity generated and wheeled by the Transmission…
FG Moves to Launch ‘Energy for All’ Plan for 5m Households – Minister
As part of the Federal Government’s plan to provide electricity for 25 million citizens who lacked access to the national grid, the Federal Executive Council on Tuesday said that it has approved the establishment of an Economic…
Ogun, British Power Firm Partner to Light Up the State
The Ogun state government and a British Power Firm, Konexa, has inked an agreement for the construction of an industrial hub that will increase supply of electricity in the state.
The state governor said the idea is to unlock state…
55MW Ossiomo Power Plant Lights up Benin, Environs
Residents of Benin City are celebrating the opening of power supply from the 55MW CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant, which commenced power supply in the state capital, environs, including the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
The…
FG to Commit to $30m Monthly Take-or-Pay Obligations for Qua Iboe Power Plant
Federal government and promoters of the Qua Iboe Power Plant (QIPP), a private generating company, have commenced negotiations over a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 540MW project in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom state, TheCable said yesterday.
…
Nigeria Looses N243bn in Power Generation in 10 Months
Nigeria’s Electricity Generation Statistics between January and October shows that Nigeria recorded losses in power generation volume valued N243 billion.
The October 2020 electricity generation statistics released by the Association of…