POWER UPDATES

The Managing Director/CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Adeoye Fadeyibi, has commended the Federal and Lagos State governments for their efforts in containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), which has become a global…

The European Union increased its solar energy market by more than 100% making 2019 the most successful year so far. Being one of the five countries contributing to this growth the most, Poland has almost quadrupled its solar…

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said it has concluded plans to decommission Unistar Meters assigned to about 11, 000 customers within its franchise areas. The move, according to the DisCo, is however subject to the approval…

The African Development Bank and the Government of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja launched the National Electrification Project (NEP), to address critical energy access deficits by channeling private sector investments into mini grid and…

…support future use of renewablesThe technology group, Wärtsilä and electric utility, Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) have signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a 46.5 MW dual-fuel power plant at the…

The Federal Government has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure the use of local content in the execution of power projects. The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba said this…

The Chairman, Nigeria Energy Forum, Dr Oluwole Adeuyi, has said that the upcoming roundtable would focus on how to facilitate investments in sustainable electrification, clean energy growth and efficient energy technologies. Adeuyi said…

The Chairman of Stomberg Power Limited, Otunba Babatunde Morakinyo has said that renewable energy is critical to tackling the poverty currently ravaging the northern region of Nigeria. Stomberg Power Limited is a leading provider of…

A former Deputy Minister of Energy, John Jinapor, has refuted a news report that Ghana pays US$500 million per year for power it does not consume, describing the claim as false and misleading. Jinapor, who is…

The 59 MW wind farm built by Siemens Gamesa will almost double the country’s current installed power generation capacity; Project will help reduce the cost of electricity, increase energy independence and decrease the country’s…

The Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, Sarki Auwalu, has revealed that government has identified 45 gas flaring sites in the country, which will be awarded to successful bidders for the commencement of the first phase of…

Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 3,347.5 megawatts of electricity on Wednesday due to unavailability of gas. This information was made known in a daily…

ENGIE Africa has announced the successful acceleration of the Access to Energy (A2E) strategy that it launched in 2018, thereby establishing its position as market leader on the continent. According to ENGIE, the feat was achieved…

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that it would not continue to give subsidy to the power sector. It called on Distribution Companies in the country to improve on their financial and technical capacity to deliver or the…

The Federal Government in its effort to provide workable solution to Nigeria’s electricity challenge on Tuesday in Abuja signed a 1.1million dollar grant to support electricity infrastructure development in Nigeria. The agreement was…

...Asserts that Discos and Gencos deceived Nigerians on their ability The Nigerian Senate has said that it has come to the conclusion that the 2005 power sector privatisation in the country has collapsed, saying that there is need to…

The African Development Fund has approved a $34.74 million grant and loan to boost renewable energy access and promote an attractive investment climate in Liberia. At a signing ceremony on 29 January in Monrovia, Dr Orison Amu, the…

The 11 electricity distribution companies in Nigeria (DisCos) are expected to be warming up towards repaying ₦35.06 billion loan disbursed to it in 2014 under the Central Bank of Nigeria-Nigeria Electricity Market Stabilisation Facility…

…Replaces disused 150MVA installed by NIPP Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has confirmed the installation of a 300MVA power transformer at the 330/132 kilovolt (kV) Asaba transmission substation in Delta State. The 300MVA…

Less than seven years after the privatisation of the power sector in Nigeria, the country is on the verge of a comprehensive overhaul of the sector for better results. In 1999, the federal administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo…