NIGERIA – The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has asked the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and other relevant agencies to immediately implement recommendations to overhaul the grid. Adelabu spoke on Thursday, according to a statement by Bolaji Tunji, special adviser to the minister of power on strategic communications and media. On October 22, the […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Monday moves to quell rising agitations over recent increases in prices of premium motor sprit, popularly known as petrol and electricity by putting arguments on why the prices of the two products should go up in the public domain. First, it was President Muhammadu Buhari who at the First […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Friday announced that contrary to some reports in the media, it has not taken any decision on supply of two months free electricity to Nigerians. Some reports had indicated that the Federal Government and the Electricity distribution companies had agreed to supply electricity free to Nigerians for two months […]
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says there will be a 3-month delay in the implementation of any electricity tariff. Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mamman said that the delay in the implementation of the tarrif was one of several critical actions that the […]
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The federal government has reacted to the power supply shortage being experienced in Nigeria. According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday, shortage in power supply was caused by low gas supply. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, explained that the gas shortage had restrained the ability of many thermal power […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Monday explained that Boko Haram insurgents have cut off Maiduguri, Borno state capital, from the national electricity grid. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, said the insurgents damaged the electricity equipment serving the state capital and its environs but that the agency is making efforts to restore electricity supply in […]
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The national grid on Thursday experienced its first collapse in 2020 resulting in blackout across the country. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the development in a statement on its Twitter page which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “There was system disturbance which occurred at about 12.34 p.m […]
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Blackout is currently rocking Nigeria as electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have announced another collapse of national electricity grid. In different statements by the DisCos on Wednesday, it was said that the blackout in the country is as a result of the industrial action by electricity workers. Earlier on Wednesday, the National Union of Electricity Employees […]
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Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,216 Megawatts-hour of electricity into the national grid on Wednesday . This is contained in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, office of the Vice President, a copy of which was obtained by the News Agency of […]
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Clean Tech Hub, a Non Governmental Organization which focuses on research, policy development and consumer awareness on climate resilience, says 55 per cent of Nigerians lacked access to electricity. Speaking during a workshop on promoting citizens access to clean energy solution in Nigeria” A Gender Approach” the facilitator, Mr Mark Amaza said that 93 million […]
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