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).
GenCos release 3,406 MWH of electricity to national grid
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,406 MegaWatts/Hour of electricity into the national grid on Friday. This was disclosed in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, the office of the Vice President obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on […]
GenCos releases 3,280 MWH of electricity to national grid
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,280 megawatts/hour of electricity into the national grid on Thursday.
FG Seeks Private sector Participation in Power Generation
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government has called on the private sector to invest in the manufacturing of solar panels in a bid to diversify electricity generation and mitigate climate change in Nigeria. The minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, who stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of Inter-ministerial Committee […]
Taxes: You lied, DISCOs fault PwC
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, described reports credited to PriceWaterhouse Coopers, PwC, that no DISCO has paid any tax to the Federal Government since the privatisation of power assets in 2013 as misleading, incorrect and lacked in facts.
We’re committed to achieving 24hrs electricity for every household by 2021 — Gov Emmanuel
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said his administration is committed to achieving 24 hours electricity supply for every household in the State by the end of the year 2021, despite continued vandalisation and alarming theft of power installations.
