Electricity: IBEDC rehabilitates Sawmill, Agba Dam injection substations
In a bid to meet customers’ demand in power supply, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, yesterday, said it had completed the renovation of Sawmill 3x15MVA, 33/11KV and Agba Dam 2x15MVA,33/11KV Injection Substations in Kwara State. This was even as the company reached out to its franchise area, engaging several community leaders and members in the process to resolve electricity challenges as well as provide necessary facilities.
Eko Disco announces power outage in Ikoyi, Victoria Island
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) on Thursday said there would be interruption of power supply in some parts of Lagos communities on Saturday.
FG to release second tranche N701bn Power Assurance Guarantee
ACTING President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday stated that government will soon release a second tranche of the N701 billion for Power Assurance Guarantee approved by the Federal Executive Council in March this year for the Bulk Electricity Trading NBET, Plc.
DISCOs endorse NERC directive on MD customers
THE Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, have agreed to comply with the notice issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, on the metering of Maximum Demand (MD) customers.
Government’s intervention in the Power sector
Power had remained a pounding Nigerian headache for decades, its inadequacy ensuring chronic economic underperformance nationwide, not to mention the distress it caused most of the citizens. You couldn’t fix Nigeria without fixing power.
Give Nigerians electricity not grammar, Dino Melaye tells FG
The Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye has asked the Federal Government to stop speaking grammar and provide Nigerians with the much needed electricity.
Where is our electricity regulator?
It takes real leadership to effect change. Engineer Sanusi Garba and his team at NERC must begin to make their impact felt
Don’t pay electricity bills if you’re not metered – FG
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) NERC, on June 11, directed MD customers not provided with meters to stop paying estimated bills presented by distribution companies
Egypt begins fuel, electricity subsidy with $8b, 80 pounds in 2017 budget
Egypt says it has allocated 145 billion Egyptian pounds ($8 billion) for fuel subsidies and 80 billion pounds for electricity subsidies in its budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
How 10,000 MW of electricity can be achieved —Okorogu
Owerri—The Federal Government has been advised to address the obstacles in gas production in the country in order to achieve the power generation of 10,000 megawatts.
Resolving the power sector conundrum
Electricity supply is considered the most critical impediment to the achievement of the Vision 20:2020 target of double digit growth and reduction of poverty to the barest minimum.
Consumers now free to buy electricity directly from Gencos – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has declared that eligible power consumers are now free to purchase electricity directly from power generation companies, GENCOs.
University of Ilorin spent N30m on electricity in March
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, on Tuesday said the university spent over N30 million on electricity in March.
Siemens to invest $1.1bn in electricity networks in Africa
Germany’s Siemens will invest 1.1 billion dollars to build electricity networks in Africa over the coming years, the company’s boss said on Thursday.
Carmaker seeks concessionary electricity tariff to revive Nigeria manufacturing sector
By Olalekan Bilesanmi NIGERIA car producer, Chief Innocent Chukwuma has called for concessionary electricity tariffs for local manufacturers, describing the stagnation posed by prohibitive cost of power to manufacturing as “big threat to national development.” Chukwuma, Chairman, Innoson Group, makers of Innoson Vehicles who lamented this while sharing his experience with newsmen recently said the […]
World Bank’s study on affordable electricity in Africa debut in SA
A new World Bank study on how Africa’s electricity providers can be profitable and still make electricity affordable at African Utility is expected to be unveiled in Cape Town, South Africa from May 16-18, 2017.
