By Dakuku Peterside . Every Nigerian knows that we have an electricity problem. It has been a recurrent sound bite in development discourse in Nigeria post- indepe ndence. This challenge is generational and has defied all attempts in the past…
With the inadequacy of the national grid to meet the growing electricity needs of Nigerians, the citizens and some operators are agitated, and so, advocate for the decentralization of the grid to allow sub-national entities to generate and distribute electricity.…
The Federal Government has taken further steps to break electricity industry monopoly after President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the constitutional amendment that allows the state government to license, generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. This was made known in a…
…Govt needs to revisit power sector privatisation to address challenges – Expert By Seun Ibiyemi and Ogaga Ariemu Following N95.8billion owed by customers, there are indications that all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) may embark on mass disconnection of customers to enable…
An estimated 12.792 million registered consumers paid at least N1.367 trillion as charges for power supply to them by the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) within 23 months – from November 2020 to September 2022. According to an analysis of data…
The Federal Government and a U.S. firm, Sun Africa LLC, the largest U.S. renewable energy company operating in Africa, has signed a development and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) implementation framework agreement for the construction of 5,000 MW of solar…
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu says that the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration will bequeath about 22,000 megawatts installed capacity of electricity by 2023. He said this at the Presidential Score Card of the Ministry of Power in Abuja.…
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, says the ongoing US$ 2 billion electricity grid maintenance, expansion and rehabilitation programme across the country are estimated to create 45,000 direct and indirect jobs. The minister disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has delivered 22 new power transformers, spare parts and critical equipment to its Central Store in Ojo, Lagos to boost electricity. The equipment described as the highest of such in the…
A Nigerian firm has entered into partnership with the Chinese digital energy sector, Techen Group to set up research centres in Nigeria and analyse Nigeria’s energy challenges and proffer solutions. Mr Ayomide Ketiku, CEO of Macosine Nig. Ltd, Nigeria’s lead…
