ELECTRICITY: Blackout persist as generation falls 39.78% to 2,464MW
By Obas Esiedesa The ongoing widespread blackout across the country will persist as power generation dropped by 39.78 per cent yesterday to 2,464.7 Megawatts as at 3pm from 4,097MW peak generation recorded on Sunday. Checks by Energy Vanguard on data released by the National System Operator (NSO) showed that 16 plants were on the grid […]
Man dies on electricity pole in Ogun
A yet-to-be-identified man was, on Sunday, found dead on an electricity pole in Kobape area of Abeokuta, Ogun capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents of the area could not say when or why the man decided to climb the pole. They could also not prove that he was an official of […]
Electricity consumers not required to pay for meters under NMMP — NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) electricity consumers are not required to pay directly for the meters issued to them. This is contained in a statement NERC issued in Abuja on Monday. “We wish to reiterate that the NMMP designed to provide all consumers of electricity with […]
Electricity: Why households suffer prolonged blackout — DISCO
By Prince Okafor The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC has disclosed that vandalisation of electrical installations is responsible for the prolonged power outages experienced across the nation. This is coming even as the company appealed to customers and the public to join in the fight against vandalism of its electrical installations. The DisCo […]
TCN: Facility repairs leave consumers without power in Lagos, Abuja
By Obas Esiedesa – Abuja Ongoing repairs and upgrades in transmission facilities by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Lagos and Abuja have left thousands of households and businesses with limited electricity supply. TCN in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah at the weekend explained that the ongoing work in […]
Poor Electricity Supply: FG reviewing power sector licences – Buhari’s minister
. By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government has disclosed that it is monitoring and reviewing the operational licences of electricity generation (GenCos) and distribution companies (DisCos) following poor service delivery in the sector. The power sector was partially privatized in November 2013 with the government handing over the ownership of the DisCos and a […]
NES27: Nigerians willing to pay cost-reflective electricity tariff — World Bank
The Country Director, World Bank Group, Shubham Chaudhuri, has said Nigerians were ready to pay for electric power if it is available and reliable.
Electricity: FG should unbundle TCN, appoint consultants for forensic audit of DisCos — Experts
By Udeme Akpan As part of the agenda required to improve power supply, under the leadership of the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, experts, have urged the Federal Government to unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, into Technical, Commercial and Operational entities and constitute the board of the company for optimum operations. In different […]
I’m no electrical engineer, but I’ll fix Nigeria’s power sector — Minister
The newly appointed Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu on Monday solicited the support of the Ministry’s staff, declaring that though he was not a magician, he was in the ministry to add value to the sector.
Organised labour appeals to FG against electricity, petrol price hike
The organised labour has appealed to the Federal Government against any plan to increase the price of electricity or petrol to avert a crisis in the economy.
Electricity: Power generation falls to 1,500MW as operators bicker
By Obas Esiedesa Power generation fell by 35.7 per cent to stand at 1,506.9 Mega Watts, MW, as at Monday, from the 4,221.1MW average generation recorded on Sunday. The fall in generation came as operators continued to bicker over the status of Eligible Customer Regulations, ECR, which allowed power generation companies, GenCos, to supply electricity […]
