Tag: ELECTRICITY
Electricity: Gas Shortage Hits 16 Gencos, As Nigerians Face Blackout For...
Gas shortage has hit 16 power generating plants affecting power generation at its highest point to drop to 3,675 megawatts.Also
the drop in power supply...
NERC Did Not Direct De-Commissioning Of Metres By DisCos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC says it
has not directed the de-commissioning of metres by the Electricity Distribution
Companies of Nigeria, DisCos.NERC’s General Manager, Public...
Electricity: TCN Restores Supply After System Collapse
The
Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN says the national grid has been fully
restored after the system collapse, which occurred on Thursday. The
collapse occurred while the grid...
Electricity: Nation’s Power Generation Hits 4,898.2 Megawatts
The total electricity generated on the national grid since
the beginning of 2020 reached a peak of 4,898.2 megawatts on Wednesday.Findings from the Federal Ministry...
Electricity: Federal Government To Limit Estimated Bills February – NERC
The
Federal Government planned to regulate estimated electricity bills issued by
power distribution companies, DisCos, to the unmetered customers from February.According
to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission,...
Electricity Generation: Power Grid Collapsed Again After Personnel Suspend Strike
Nigeria’s power grid collapsed after
a disruption the previous day following the industrial strike by workers across
the country.Different electricity distribution
companies said the grid collapsed despite...
Electricity: Minister Says Federal Government To Boost Generation In Afam Power...
The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman has assured of Federal
Government’s plan to increase electricity generation in Afam Power Station in
Rivers State.Mamman who made this...
Power Supply: Group Says 2.3bn People Globally Lack Access To Safe,...
An estimated 90 per cent of
Nigerians and 2.3 billion people globally lack access to safe and efficient
electricity.The
Managing Director, Anglophone West Africa, Schneider Electric Christophe...
Electricity: Zimbabwe Sharply Hikes Tariff Amid Power Shortages
Zimbabwe has announced a four-fold increase in
electricity tariff to boost revenue for more power generation and imports.In a statement, the Zimbabwe Energy and Regulatory
Authority...
Electricity: GENCOS Releases 3,531 MWH To National Grid
Electricity
Generation Companies, GenCos, comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said
they released an average of 3.531 Megawatts-hour of electricity into the
national grid on Wednesday.This
is contained in...
Electricity: Gbajabiamila Pledges To End Estimated Billing System
The House of Representatives Speaker,
Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the National Assembly will ensure that
Nigerians get sufficient supply for the electricity bills they pay...
Power Supply: Consumers To Pay More For Electricity
The
Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has
increased the tariff payable by power consumers across the country.Documents
from the NERC showed that beginning from...
Power: FG, DISCOs Committed To Tackling Challenges Of Retail Electricity
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED
has restated the commitment of Distribution Companies, DISCOS and the Federal
Government to tackling challenges affecting retail electricity distribution...
Electricity Generation Drops Below 2,500mw
The
nation’s electricity generation has dropped below two-thousand-five-hundred
megawatts amid low load-demand by the distribution companies, Discos.The
Nigeria Electricity System Operator says total output from the nation’s
twenty-seven...
Electricity: Power Generation Falls To 3,390mw, Seven Plants Idle
The nation’s power generation dropped to
about three thousand, three hundred megawatts as seven plants, including three
built under the National Integrated Power Project sat idle.Electricity...
Electricity: FG, Power Firms Disagree On Stranded 2,000mw
Electricity distribution companies do not believe
that there are about 2,000 megawatts of electricity that are stranded in the
Nigerian power sector.According to the Discos, the...
