Electricity

Condemnation has continued to trail the increase in electricity tariffs by power distribution companies (DisCos), with consumer groups and industry experts describing the hike as illegal and arbitrary, calling for immediate reversal of the…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday in Washington DC, sought the United States’ support to achieve Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan which, he said, requires at least N10bn/year to finance. This was as he…

The Federal Government said it had developed a National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy with accompanying Vision 30:30:30 to add 30,000MW of electricity by the year 2030. Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu said this in…

Commissioner for Energy, Olalere Odusote, says the Lagos government will enact a law to regulate the electricity market. Mr Odusote said this on Wednesday while delivering a keynote address at the closing of the third Lagos Real Estate…

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will be embarking on preventive maintenance on its 60-Mega Volt Amperes (MVA) 132/33 Kilo Volt at Katampe 11 substation, Abuja. According to a statement by the management of Abuja Electricity…

The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, says the federal government plans to increase the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wheeling capacity by over 1000 Megawatts to boost electricity supply. Mr Aliyu said this while inspecting…

The epileptic power supply being experienced across the country in recent times is caused by system disturbances and disruptions and not because of national grid collapse as being insinuated in some quarters, Minister of State for Power…

Mele Kyari, NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, has claimed that 80 per cent of Nigerians have electricity. He stated that the oil and gas industry had changed rapidly in a positive direction because of the change of attitude by…

Data from the Federal Government on Tuesday indicated that the collapse of the national electricity grid that occurred the preceding day led to the crash in power generation from 3,713.1 megawatts to 38MW. Industry figures obtained from…

Electricity workers under the umbrella of The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have threatened to resume their industrial action by shutting down the national Powergrid again if the President Muhammadu Buhari regime fails to…