ABUJA – A research conducted by experts in the power sector has revealed why there has been a consistent lapses in electricity generation and distribution chain in Nigeria, despite various intervention programmes. In the research detailing the challenges still plaguing Nigeria’s […]
Month: March 2022
Azura MD Reveals Why Electricity Privatization Is Not Yielding Expected Results
Managing director of Azura-Edo IPP, Edu Okeke has stated that the privatization of the power sector is not yielding expected results because the government reneged on the most important part of the process. Recall that the power sector in 2013 […]
Nigeria Remains In Darkness Despite N77bn Paid GENCOs By NBET
Despite the N38 billion paid power generating companies, GENCOs, by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, NBET, for December cycle and another N39 billion for January, the power supply situation in the country has not improved, as generation remains at […]
Power Sector Crisis: We’re Here Because Of Lack Of Transparency In NESI —Ogaji
The recent crisis in the power sector has no doubt raised dust among key players in the electricity markets especially as it has to do with low generation occasioned by low water levels, gas constraints and the inoperative state of […]
OPINION: NATIONAL POWER GRID COLLAPSE: THE FRAUD IN THE NARRATIVE?
Truth is bitter, but must be said at least to prick the conscience of the fleet of unconscionable people in and around the government of this nation. If we go according to the promise made by the Buhari–led APC government […]
FG Hopes To Ramp Up Power Infrastructure With $4bn Funding
The Federal Government, FG, has expressed optimism that the various funding arrangements amounting to about $4 billion it has put in place to boost power transmission capacity and other power infrastructure in the country would lead to improved power supply to […]
Nigeria: Why Nigeria’s Electricity Grid Collapses and How to Shore It Up
Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times in the last nine years, regularly resulting in widespread blackouts. The power outages, which prevent people from meeting routine business and household needs, result in huge economic and social costs. In sub-Saharan Africa, […]
How Nigeria Can Achieve Stable Power Supply, By Edu Okeke
The situation has deteriorated as the population has been increasing, while investments needed to achieve reliable electricity have stagnated. The right approach rather will be for…policy to be expanded further to fully liberalise tariff and allow DisCos to charge their […]
How Electricity Supply Wobbled Over Power Generation, Other Crises
Beginning from late January this year, the national electricity grid has witnessed a lot of wobbling just as electricity consumers bear the brunt of days of intermittent and prolonged outages. According to industry experts, there is at least 7,000MW installed […]
Power Generation Now 3,522.80 MW
…CBN intervenes with N103bn, shuts door from borrowing to power firms…GENCOs, NBET differ on generating capacity…MAN cries out, says factories shutting down By Ediri Ejoh & Obas Esiedesa In what seemed to be recovery in the country’s power sector, there […]
