The Federal Government, through its Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has declared that it would spend about N2.4tn on power subsidies before the end of this year. NERC’s Commissioner of Planning, Research, and Strategy, Dr Yusuf Ali, disclosed this at the PwC’s Annual Power and Utilities Roundtable, themed ‘Reigniting Hope in Nigeria’s Electric Power Sector,’ in…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT ADDRESSES THE INCESSANT COLLAPSES OF NIGERIA NATIONAL GRID. IT IS WRITTEN BY EMMANUEL DADA, A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER IN THE NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. The incessant collapses of Nigeria’s national power grid have emerged as a pressing issue of national importance, casting a shadow over the nation’s aspirations for economic growth and…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced that it has boosted electricity supply in Enugu, Ebonyi, and parts of Benue. The company disclosed this in a statement through its official social media page. TCN said Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, can lift 480 megawatts from its facility in a 150MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer at…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that Nigerians will have to pay more for electricity because production is not easy. However, it maintained that the cost of energy is still cheaper in Nigeria than in some neighbouring countries. This is despite the hike in electricity tariffs paid by Nigerians. Recall that on April…
Osun state governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed surprise that a major town around Ifeland, Garage Olode, has had no power supply for the past 15 years, consequently directing the Ministry of Energy to take up the issue without further delay. Governor Adeleke who recently passed through the border town was briefed by a group of indigenes named…
Nigeria’s electricity generation dropped to 3,521,37 megawatts barely on Saturday two weeks after reaching a year high of 5,105 megawatts on July 27. This is according to the latest 24-hour National grid performance data. The figure represents the electricity generated by the 22 power plants connected to the country’s national grid. Egbin Power Plc, with…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government is targeting to install two million meters annually to bridge the metering gap in the country. Adelabu disclosed this during a facility tour of Metering Solutions Manufacturing Services Limited in Onna, Akwa Ibom. The minister who described the metering deficit as a major challenge, said…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has warned Nigerians against paying for electricity distribution infrastructures such as transformers, cables or poles. In a statement shared alongside a video on social media on Tuesday, NERC emphasised that consumers should not be coerced into purchasing transformers, cables, or poles, as this responsibility lies squarely with the distribution companies….
Nigerians rejected the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s reduction of the tariff payable by Band A customers from N225/kWh to N206.8/kWh. The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, electricity consumers and civil society organisations, in separate interviews with newsmen, demanded a reversal of the hike to…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has opened up on why electricity supply is reduced nationwide. Adelabu blamed gas constraints on thermal generating companies for the drop in power supply nationwide. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by Bolaji Tunji, special adviser, strategic communication and media relation to the Minister of Power. He…