The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has announced the transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Lagos State to the newly established Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission. This was contained in a statement released by…
Two weeks after a widespread blackout, power has finally been restored in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, and across other states in Nigeria’s North-East region, as observed by Newsmen. The prolonged outage, which left the region in darkness, was…
Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, the Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says Public Private Partnership (PPP) can solve the infrastructure challenges being experienced in the power sector. ICRC acting Head, Media and Publicity, Mr Ifeanyi Nwoko, communicated this in a statement on…
The World Bank has approved a 500 million dollar loan to support the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) project aimed at reducing climate-induced challenges. World Bank’s Regional Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Development for West and Central Africa, Chakib Jenane…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced the federal government’s plan to release $800 million for the construction of substations and distribution lines under the Presidential Power Initiative. This was revealed in a statement issued by the ministry on…
…ASUU calls for fair per-unit billing system to combat tariff hike …Pro-Chancellors, VCs call for concession in electricity tariffs for universities By Sodiq Adelakun Nigeria’s university system is on life support, gasping for breath amidst a suffocating power crisis. Power…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suspended the planned power outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the BEDC Electricity Plc (BEDC) Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications,…
.. Forum resolves to advocate for State Police, fiscal federalism, regional devt. The Southern Governors’ Forum has emphasized the urgent need to address the inadequate power supply in the region, which is the economic and industrial hub of the country.…
…As unmetered customers hit 5.8m Despite the persistent epileptic power supply nationwide, revenue generation by electricity distribution companies in Nigeria surged to N1.1trn within the 12 months of 2023, a new report has revealed. The figure represents an increase of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), says Nigeria’s domestic gas infrastructure network has capacity to transport 6.9 billion Standard Cubic Feet (BCF) of gas to support power generation and gas-based industries. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer…
