POWER SECTOR

Senate committee on power has summoned the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Mr. Chiedu Ugbo, over an allegation of financial mismanagement involving $500million electricity assets. The Niger Delta…

Energy expert and spokesman of the Nigerian Gas Association (NGA), Mr. Odianosen Masade, has said that African countries must leverage on their enormous gas reserves to record faster and more successful energy transition. Masada, who…

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a new plan that would boost electricity transmission network in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by 624 Megawatts. The new plan, which the company boss, Mr. Sule Abdulaziz, said has…

The contributions of transportation to global warming seem insignificant as the focus is mostly on the obvious sources of carbon emissions, such as observed in industries. Decarbonising the earth cannot be complete without considering…

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that it is going with creating new management boards for the five power distribution companies (Discos) recently taken over by their creditors and currently undergoing restructuring. Early…

The United Arab Emirate (UAE) is billed to hold the 8th World Green Economy Summit at Dubai World Trade Centre next month. The country is also getting ready to host the Cop28 gathering in 2023. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and…

Debate is ongoing whether Germany, Europe's biggest economy, believed to be severely hit by low Russian pipeline gas supply, should consider lifting its ban on fracking.  Fracking for shale gas in Germany has been banned since 2017. …

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) has created a Liquidity Enhancement Revolving Fund , for the ECOWAS regional electricity market.  The West African Power Pool is a cooperation of the national electricity companies in Western Africa…

The Nigerian Senate recently passed a bill to improve the power supply to electricity consumers in the country. The Electricity Bill 2022 is a follow-up to the report of the Senate Committee on Power. It aims to enable a legal and…

…......begins 132kilovolts transmission line In other to raise Ekiti state's capacity by 204 megawatts (MW), the federal government has begun the construction of a 132 kilovolts transmission line, a 2X60MVA transmission substation, and…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide €8.1 million of the €16.2 million in financing promised to Zener. The financing is intended to support the activity of Zener, which provides clean cooking systems to Togolese…

The International Renewable Energy Agency reported that at the end of 2021, the number of Nigerians without access to grid electricity rose by 90 million – a 5.8% increase in the estimations previously made by the Renewable Energy…

In an effort to take street boys off their act, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has flagged off a week-long training for 30 youths on fabrication of efficient power stoves and briquette production in the region. The…

Some concerned staff of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have expressed worry about what they described as a secret management plan to establish the office of the Executive Director Project in favour of a particular staff in…

The US Senate has passed a legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), that provides for $369billion in energy security and climate change investment over the next 10 years. The Inflation Reduction Act also includes healthcare, tax…

The US-EXIM Bank has extended the sum of $1.5 billion as loan to Nigeria to boost solar power infrastructure in 10 different locations in the country. Speaking with newsmen after a meeting of a delegation of his company with President…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the integration of solar power into the Nigeria’s energy mix will increase electricity access to underserved and unserved communities. Buhari stated this when he received a delegation of SUN…

The twin challenge of meeting the rising energy demand of a growing population, while having to decrease the negative impact of energy production on the climate is of concern. On Thursday, 28th July 2022, The Electricity Hub (TEH), a…

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has informed that the submission deadline for the Expression of Interest Document (EOI) for renewable energy concept and technology demonstration grant and the rural electrification fund grant 2022…

Electricity access Although the past half-decade has seen a spike in awareness and purchases of off-grid solar products to solve the lack of energy access for the estimated 77 million Nigerians that are unserved or underserved by the…