The All Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Awareness and Campaign, a voluntary think-tank group has said that the 2021 completion date for 700MW Zungeru Hydropower Plant, which will be one of the biggest power plants in the country remains sacrosanct. The […]
Day: 28 July 2021
NERC Mulls Reduction in Discos’ Disconnection Period to 10 Days
Nigerians may soon face more challenges in the supply of electricity to their homes as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is set reduce the legal period consumers are allowed to owe before disconnections from three months to 10 days. […]
Fed Govt, IITA Partner on $4.6b Solar Energy
To address the growing power demand, the Federal Government, and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are partnering Off Grid Tech Solutions Limited, to explore opportunities in the local off-grid solar energy market estimated at $4.6 billion. The Chief Operating […]
Blackout as National Grid Collapses Again
Nigeria’s electricity grid has again collapsed leaving parts of the country without power supply. The grid, operated from Osogbo, Osun State, by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) failed at about 12:26 pm on Wednesday. The national electricity grid has […]
Power: Egbin Decries N388bn NBET Debt, Idle Capacity
Egbin Power Plc, the biggest power station in Nigeria, has said it is owed N388bn by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc for electricity generated and fed into the national grid. The company disclosed this on Tuesday during an oversight […]
Eko DisCo Seeks N’assembly’s Intervention on N21bn Debt by MDAs
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has asked the national assembly to help recover the N21 billion owed to it by some ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). According to NAN, Adeoye Fadeyibi, managing director of EKEDC, made the appeal when […]
