Innoson: Mixed reactions as Buhari announces Hyundai manufacturing plant proposal
Victor Ogunyinka Nigerians are sad. Good things make people angry, bad things make them angrier, there are too many suspicions everywhere. Most recent was after President Muhammadu Buhari announced that Hyundai Engineering Company Limited has submitted a proposal to establish a vehicle manufacturing plant in Nigeria. While some see it as a step in the […]
Nigeria’s electricity meter gap to gulp N324 bn
A total sum of $900 million (about N324 billion) has been projected to fund pre-paid electricity meter requirement in Nigeria.
Electricity: TCN restores supply after 18hours nationwide blackout
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 partners Shell, to deliver electricity to 1m Nigerians
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).
SCANDALOUS: Babaetsetunokan, Nigeria’s electricity device inventor can’t feed
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.
ELECTRICITY: Mini grids devt to generate $10bn annually — REAN
A FRESH indication has emerged that Nigeria can generate over $10 billion annually from the off-grid energy market.
