Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila (left); Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva; Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Malam Mele Kyari and Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the ongoing Nigeria International Petroleum Summit in […]
Day: 8 June 2021
Electricity Coys Reject Power Supplies Despite Increased Availability
ENERGY Nigeria’s electricity supply woes worsened last week as Distribution Companies, DisCOs, reject more loads due to limited handling capacity. Current reports show that the volume of electricity rejected by the DisCOs in the third week of May, 2021 increased […]
Abuja Chamber Of Commerce Advocates Synergy Among Power Sector Stakeholders
President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, has called for closer synergy among power sector stakeholders to address the many challenges of the sector. Speaking while on an advocacy visit to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory […]
National Grid Collapses Thrice In 5 Months, 130 Times In 8 Yrs — Investigation
There are indications that the power sector may have experienced three system collapses in five months (between January and May, 2021), against two recorded in the corresponding period of 2020. Outages/grid collapses occur when there are system disturbances along the […]
Africa’s Journey Towards Energy Transition, Cleaner Environment
Hamid Ayodeji writes on efforts to achieve cleaner energy in Africa Over the last decade, the journey to replace fossil fuels with cleaner sustainable energy has been moving at glacial speed, but the COVID-19 pandemic has not only accelerated the […]
FCMB Expands Support To Renewable Energy Sector
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has expanded its financial support to the renewable energy sector while re-assuring that it would continue to champion, execute and support initiatives that would enhance the ecosystem. The move, it added, was to tackle some […]
