The recurrent collapse of Nigeria’s national electricity grid underscores the critical challenges within the country’s power sector. Despite repeated efforts to address the issue, a permanent solution remains elusive. The problem lies not just in the failure to restore power…
Enugu Electricity Distribution, now known as Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited, has announced that customers yet to upgrade their meters stand to lose them after November 24, 2024. The company made this disclosure on Friday in a statement. The company said…
The Federal Government has secured £17.9 million in funding from the European Union (EU) and the German Government to support its off-grid electricity project. The initiative, launched under the third phase of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), aims to…
…Electricity decentralisation will end national grid collapse — VP Shettima …As FG launches ‘Disclosure Scheme’ for financial sector transparency …25 million Nigerians benefitting from federal social protection initiatives — Edun By Our Correspondents In a pivotal meeting on Thursday at…
…As Tinubu orders security agencies to protect TCN Engineers fixing transmission lines …FG plans alternative power solution for Northern states …Northern Governors meet, urge FG to build additional transmission lines By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna and our Abuja correspondents Security fears…
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday, said electricity would be restored to the 17 northern states that had suffered blackout due vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a…
Some state governments in the South East have embarked on ways to get alternative source of electricity supply following the incessant collapse of the national grid. The national grid has collapsed no fewer than seven times between January and October,…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Tuesday, halted operations in the state as the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) assumed full electricity regulation in the state. The historic move followed the expiration of the transition period for the…
Many electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have faulted the migration of customers from Band B to A without commensurate hours of power supply. According to them, the situation has led to higher tariffs without much justification. Band…
Mr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group (AfDB), says Nigeria is losing about 29 billion dollars annually due to a lack of reliable power supply. Adesina said that it amounted to 5.8 per cent loss in the nation’s Gross…
