The Executive Director, Sahara Group, Kola Adesina, has called on various stakeholders to promote energy access in Africa, as lack of energy costs Nigeria and other African countries over $110 billion annually. He also urged the World Trade Organisation, WTO on the need to galvanise the interest and support of various stakeholders to promote equitable […]

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu says nuclear energy will stabilise the power supply in Nigeria should the country exploit to the maximum, the full benefits of peaceful nuclear energy.

Power supply worsens, weekend, as insurgents cripple two towers along Maiduguri-Damaturu 339KV Line, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday assured the people of the state of adequate and uninterrupted power supply before the end of his administration. Fayemi, who lamented the poor power supply to the State by Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), said his administration has concluded plans with the Federal Government […]

Mr Kassim Abdullahi, the Executive Director, Generation, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), says the firm is working to export power to Togo Republic through the Calabar Power Plant. Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Olufunke Nwankwo, NDPHC’s Head, Communication and Public Relations on Monday in Abuja. The statement followed an inspection […]

By Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke In the past few days the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, has been reported by many news media as reaffirming the commitment that Nigeria will achieve at least 30% of its power supply from renewable energy by 2030. It is reported that he reinstated the commitment to this ambitious target while […]

By Chukwumerije Okereke Vice President Yemi Osibanjo was reported by many news platforms as reaffirming the commitment that Nigeria will achieve at least 30 percent of its power supply from renewable energy by 2030. It is reported that he reinstated the commitment to this ambitious target while inaugurating a 1.12 MW Solar Hybrid Project at […]

A peaceful protest against epileptic power supply in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Monday, turned violent as one person was shot by security operatives. The protesters stormed the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), Kafanchan business office, in their numbers carrying placards with inscriptions: ‘Stop charging us high’, ‘Stop the blackout’, ‘Give us stable power supply. A […]

Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) has said that huge sums lost to corruption in Africa was enough to provide 24 hours uninterrupted power supply for three years. Andrew Wilson, CIPE Executive Director, stated this at the 2020 edition of the Africa Business Ethics Conference (ABEC) on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria […]

Mr Saleh Mamman, Minister of Power, says the Federal Government is ready to support any initiative by electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) aimed at addressing the challenges facing the power sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mamman spoke at the inauguration of Eko Electric Distribution Company’s (EKEDC) Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) […]

By Bashir Bello Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman on Thursday said the Federal Government is working round the clock to improve the electricity voltage and deliver uninterrupted power supply for Nigerians across the country. Mamman stated this during the official commissioning of a New 150MVA power transformer at the Transmission Company of Nigeria Kumbotso […]

…Mambila Power Project Not Captured In 2021 Budget …There is no hope In Steady Power Supply, Senators By Henry Umoru THE Senate, Monday said that the Federal Government did not allocated a Kobo to Mambila Power Project in the 2021 Budget The Mambila Power Project was designed to help improve power generation and supply in […]

The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Agba says the Federal Government plans to spend 2.3 billion dollars on the first phase of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) projects aimed at increasing the nation’s power transmission capacity to 7,000MW. The Minister disclosed this during the Nigerian Energy Forum (NEF 2020) Webinar in Lagos, tagged […]

By Michael Eboh and Fortune Eromosele The Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research, Wednesday called on the Federal Government to immediately scrap the MYTO, stating that it is ineffective and responsible for the epileptic power supply in the country. In its July 2020 policy brief, the CEPDeR, which is embedded in Covenant University, Ota, […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Thursday, disclosed that eleven electricity companies in the country rejected 8,244 megawatts of electricity transmitted to them during the first week of June 2020.