Persistent blackouts across Nigerian states have intensified calls for the removal of the minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Over the past four months, electricity supply has remained erratic, with generation levels fluctuating between 2,000 and 4,000 megawatts— far below the needs of a population exceeding 250 million. As of March…
The Chief Technical Adviser to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Olowoniyi, has said Nigerians should begin to see gradual improvement in electricity supply as maintenance work on a major gas pipeline approaches completion. Olowoniyi stated this on Thursday while appearing on Arise Television, noting that full restoration of gas supply to power plants is expected…
A popular Nigerian financial analyst and Chief Economist at SPM, Paul Alaje, has said if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can tame inflation completely and fix electricity in the next two years, he would be the greatest Nigerian president. Alaje made this known on Monday during an interview with Channels Television’s morning show. Analysing Tinubu’s administration…
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…