Consumers pay N1.2trn for electricity in six months — NERC
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Electricity consumers across Nigeria paid about N1.2 trillion for power consumed in the first six months of 2026, according to data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The figure represents revenues collected by the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), based on NERC’s monthly commercial performance reports between January and […]
Potential: Ghana set to become sub-Saharan Africa’s first LNG importer
WAGL has secured LNG for the project, but has not revealed the name of the supplier.
FEATURES: Ghana’s power crisis; seeing industrial focus as a solution
After Nkrumah’s overthrow, successive governments forgot entirely about the industrialization drive, as a result of which Ghanaian businesses focused only on buying and selling, – and that is how we find ourselves in our current situation as a nation.
Nigeria earns N413bn from gas export in three months
Nigeria earned N412.983 billion from the export of Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas and other gaseous materials in three months, between July and September 2015, according to data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
6,000MW needed to reduce power outages in Nigeria
NIGERIANS may have inadequate power supply for a long time as Sam Amadi, the out-going Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, said that 6,000 megawatts of regular supply of electricity is needed before power outages can be significantly reduced in the country.
Photos: Hiphop star Akon to introduce Africa’s first solar-powered football pitch
The technology, which was invented by a British engineer called Laurence Kemball-Cook, consists in placing more than 90 electronic tiles under an artificial turf. Each time a player steps on a tile, he generates 7 watts of kinetic energy.
