By Prince Okafor The national grid again,  yesterday, suffered another systems collapse, worsening the power supply situation in the country. Vanguard gathered that the system collapse occurred, following voltage collapse in some parts of the national grid The national grid is controlled and operated by government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. Power system collapse is […]

By Prince Okafor There seems to be total darkness across the country, as the national grid has suffered a total system collapse. Vanguard authoritatively gathered that the system collapse occurred following voltage collapse at some parts of the national grid The national grid is controlled and operated by government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria. READ ALSONever […]

By Obas Esiedesa Despite the improving revenue in the power sector, the federal government is set to effect another tariff increase on July 1, following a notice by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to that effect. The government’s latest move which is part of the half-yearly review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, has […]

By Prince Okafor THE Board of Directors, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, and the National Council on Privatisation have approved the sale of five generating companies in the country through a competitive bidding process. This is coming even as the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, has called on prospective investors to express interest in […]

By Udeme Akpan & Ediri Ejoh Consumers of electricity, experts, others, Tuesday, reacted as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) plans a new tariff review in the nation. In its notice issued April 26, 2021, NERC had stated: “Accordingly, this notice is issued to inform the general public and industry stakeholders of the Commission’s intention […]