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African Energy Chamber Sets Up US-Africa Energy Advisory Committee to Push Energy Investment
African Energy Chamber has appointed a US-Africa Committee to serve on its advisory board and support the development of stronger energy cooperation and investment between the United States and Africa.
Members of the US-Africa Committee…
Metering: Discos Demand for N400bn from FG
Metering: Discos Demand for N400bn from FG - Orient Energy Review
Angst, Protest Trail Matarbari Coal Power Plant Accident
Matarbari Coal Power Plant came under fire from civil society organizations this week for unsafe working practices resulting in the death and serious injury of several workers.
The controversial Matarbari Coal Power Plant, funded by The…
Over $5 Billion Investments Goes into Smart Home Energy Management System, Lux Research
Residential buildings have a major impact on energy use globally and are second only to industry energy use.
According to Lux Research, despite this fact, the home ecosystem is siloed between smart home and extended home ecosystems with…
Africa Energy Generation Prize 2020, Calls for Entries
Entries have been invited from talented project owners from Africa for the 4th Africa Energy Generation Prize.
The competition is open to all young people, residing in Africa and having an idea of a project or an existing project in…
Nigeria Directs Power Contractors Back to Project Sites, as Lockdown Eases Out
The Nigerian federal government has directed contractors engaged with projects in the country’s power sector across the country to return back to site. Most of the said contractors reportedly abandoned their sites due the Corona virus.
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NERC Set to Unbundle Transmission Company of Nigeria
The Nigerian authorities appear set to unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), a plan inside sources said had been in the offing in the last four years.
The plan, Orient Energy Review gathered, of which the Nigerian…
Discos Call for Review of Minimum Remittance Order
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to review the current minimum remittance order to sustain the gains of power sector reforms.
The Managing…
Gaz du Cameroun (GDC) Terminates Gas Supply Agreement With ENEO
Gaz du Cameroun (GDC) says it is terminating its gas supply agreement with ENEO Cameroon (ENEO) with immediate effect, having reached a 30-day agreed remedy period, ESI Africa reported yesterday.
Gaz du Cameroun is a fully integrated…
Kenya’s IPPs Protest Against Nation’s Power Company
…Accuse them of ‘hiding behind’ covid19Kenya Power has been thrown into a tricky balancing scheme in procurement of electricity as the Corona virus pandemic hit the east African country, causing a significant drop — about eight per…
UNDP Launches First ‘Solar Lab’ in Khartoum
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO)/UNDP on Monday launched a ‘Solar Lab’ to provide testing and certification services for solar energy technology.…
NBS Says Nigerian Enjoy Electricity Only 7hrs Daily
Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said that of the 24 hours in a day, residents enjoy an average of only 6.8 hours electricity from national grid. Drawing from a survey published on Wednesday, the NBS said the report…
Electricity Operators Failed Nigerians – Lawmakers Declare!
The House of Representatives on Wednesday bemoaned the power gridlock Nigeria is faced with, stating that the power generation companies (GenCos) and the distribution companies (DisCos), have failed Nigerians.
The lawmakers made…
AfDB, W/Bank Support Solar Power Plants Light Up Bayelsa Communities
…With technical support from W/Bank ($350m), AfDB ($200m)
Nigerian government, through its implementing agency, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has commissioned two solar hybrid mini grids in the villages of Akipelai and…
‘Poor Energy Capacity Costs Nigeria N10tln Annually’, Says World Bank
The World Bank has said that the unreliable power supply in Nigeria is been causing the country huge, annual economic losses, which it estimated at N10.1 trillion.
In a new report, the World Bank said Nigeria’s attempt to transform its…
Nigeria Needs N290bn to Meter 6,456,275 Electricity Customers
Estimated 6,456,275 electricity users in Nigeria are believed to be unmetered, while between N289.86 billion and N534.93 billion is required to provide meters for the huge number of unmetered electricity users in the West African country.
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Discos Want CBN’s N50bn Stabilization Loans Restructured for Longer Duration
…Investors claim they injected $4.4bn after unbundling
Electricity distributors in Nigeria, DisCos, have jointly called on the federal government to restructure the loans advanced to them by banks for the acquisition of the…
N190bn Electricity Debt: NDPHC Mutes Idea of Selling Direct to Consumers
Nigeria may adopt the policy of selling electricity straight to eligible customers without passing through the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc if a suggestion from the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) is favourably…
Nigeria’s Power Grid Collapsed 108 Times Since Privatisation
Nigeria’s state run Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that the country’s electricity grid has collapsed 108 times since the power sector was privatized. While the transmission company says the grid has a wheeling…
Fresh Fears Over $2bn Nigerian Electricity Roadmap Project
The Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), is believed to be facing fresh hurdle that may derail or delay the execution and delivery of additional power to consumers.
It will be recalled that the federal government handed over the…