THERE are indications that inadequate and unstable power supply may have adversely affected small-scale businesses, thus creating more unemployment and poverty in Nigeria.

Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The foreign investors in Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), CEC Africa Investment Limited, have cried over alleged plot by a “powerful cabal” to edge them out of the company. CEC Africa and Xerxes Global Investments Limited formed a Special Purpose Vehicle called KANN Utility Company Limited, a consortium that bought […]

National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has insisted that there is  no going back on members plan to down tools and commence indefinite industrial action over unresolved labour issues including alleged refusal by some Distribution Companies in Nigeria, DISCOs to remit deducted contributory pension fund to workers’ Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs.

Renewable Energy Solutions provider, Cloud Energy, has said it is set to supply electricity to Nigerians living in rural and semi urban communities as it launches SUNBOX Plus PAYGO solar home system. 

THERE are indications that inadequate and unstable power supply has affected small-scale businesses, thus creating more unemployment and poverty in Nigeria.

By Prince Okafor The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that some part of Abuja will experience total power outage tomorrow. The outage which will last for four hours, according to the company is targeted towards carrying out its annual system maintenance. In a statement by the company, it stated that “There will be […]

A total sum of $900 million (about N324 billion) has been projected to fund pre-paid electricity meter requirement in Nigeria.

By Prince Okafor The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said it had restored full electricity supply to the national grid 18 hours after partial system collapse. The system collapse which occurred at exactly 11.15 pm on Friday, 8th November 2019, was fully restored at 4:54 pm on the 9th of November, 2019. According to the […]

POWERGEN Renewable Energy (PowerGen), a leader in micro-utilities in Africa – managing mini-grids and providing customer support – has signed a deal with funding from Shell’s New Energies business, as well as Omidyar Network, Acumen, Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), EDFI ElectriFI, Sumitomo Corporation, DOB Equity, and Micro-grid Catalytic Capital Partners (MCCP).

NIGERIA has an electricity device inventor whose invention could solve the country’s stomach-turning electricity problem, but the Federal Government has not deemed it expedient to mass-produce the device even after the Ministry of Science and Technology has affirmed the burst through.