Category: Energy Reports
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Minister Tasks NERC, NEMSA, TCN, Others On 2023 Electricity Act
…PCAN, NCPN Urge Review Of Privatisation By ABBA SUNDAY, Abuja The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has charged agencies in the sector, including the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, NEMSA, Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, and all other key stakeholders to up their game towards meeting the growth expectations…
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Power Cut: Niger Republic Constructs 55,000 Solar Panels I SummitPost
Niger has successfully launched its largest solar power plant, providing a much-needed boost to the country’s electricity grid amidst ongoing shortages caused by sanctions from neighboring Nigeria. The newly operational facility, located in Niamey, the capital, is capable of generating 30 megawatts of electricity, significantly augmenting the nation’s energy capacity. Prior to the coup in…
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Dangote Refinery Seals 1st Deal, Begins Operations With 350,000bpd I SummitPost
By ABAH SUNDAY, Abuja Dangote Refinery has secured its first cargo deal of about 6 million barrels, ready for delivery, with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Litd, NNPCL, and the long awaited refining is to commence with 350,000 barrels per day next month, founder Aliko Dangote has disclosed. The refinery is expected to transform oil…
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Bayelsa Oil Communities Threaten Shut down Of Production Over 3% PIA Fund I SummitPost
By ABAH SUNDAY, Abuja Oil communities in Bayelsa State Friday warned that oil production across the state may be halted if Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) fail to refrain from actions that could potentially reduce the 3 per cent host community fund under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) or create bottlenecks around its successful…
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Zungeru Power Plant Set To Commence Operation – Minister
By ABAH ADAH, Abuja The Nigerian national power grid is set to receive a big boost as the 700 megawatts (940,000hp) Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant constructed in Niger State is ready and will commence operation in the coming weeks. Minister of Power, Prince Adebayo Adelabu, affirmed this Wednesday during his inaugural interactive session with newsmen…
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TETFund, REA To Provide Uninterrupted Power Supply In Tertiary Institutions
TETFund, REA To Provide Uninterrupted Power Supply In Tertiary Institutions By Ngozi Nwankwo Tertiary Education Trust Fund,TETFund, has expressed its readiness to partner with Rural Electricification Agency,REA,to ensure uninterrupted power supply in universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known during a courtesy visit to…
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REA Seals The Deal To Empower 140 Female Students Via Internship Prgm
By ABAH SUNDAY, Abuja The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA), courtesy of its Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), has successfully signed a contract with the Ceesolar, a renewable energy firm, for the implementation of its Female Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Internship Programme, a vital component of the federal government’s Energising Education Programme (EEP) II.…
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Customers Must Be Protected – Tinubu Tells Electricity Operators
…Ten Years After, Privatisation Objectives Not Achieved – Stakeholders By ABAH SUNDAY, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stressed the need for operators in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) to increase access to power by Nigerians while also prioritising consumers’ ability to pay. The President made the remark in his address to mark the…
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Power Supply, Metering, Renewable Energy Performances Top Agenda As Stakeholders Roundtable Kicks Off In Abuja
By ABAH SUNDAY, Abuja Ten years after the privatisation of the Nigerian power sector, market participants, government agencies, and institutions, as well as other key stakeholders are to commence the maiden roundtable evaluation of the performance of the sector and its challenges on Monday, 30 October in Abuja as a step towards charting a pathway…
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CAPPA Tasks FG On Equitable, Inclusive Climate Change Agenda For Nigerians
By Progress Godfrey, Abuja Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has called on the Federal government to review existing climate change policies and legal frameworks that prioritise foreign interests over those of millions of Nigerians impacted. The Executive Director of CAPPA, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, made this call at the Second National Conference on Climate…
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Subsidy Removal: REA To Support 250,000 Households With Mini-Grids, Others In 2024
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has stated that in response to the fuel subsidy removal, it “is implementing interventions to develop electric mobility, mini-grids, distribute home systems, and deploy streetlights, potentially supporting up to 250,000 households in the coming year”. This is as it also announced that from 2020 to…
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Teamwork Panacea For power sector challenges – AEDC Boss
Teamwork Panacea For power sector challenges – AEDC Boss By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The Managing Director of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Mr Christopher Ezeafulukwe, has advocated teamwork among operators of the various segments of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, as a critical means of overcoming the myriad of challenges plaguing the sector.…
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Adelabu Tasks GenCos, DisCos On Improved Power Supply
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja Nigeria’s Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu has urged electricity generating companies, (GenCos) and distribution companies (DisCos) in the country to step up their performance towards delivering improved electricity for economic and industrial growth. The Minister gave the charge while meeting with the management teams of the GenCos and the DisCos…
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NERC Investigates Electrocution Of 4 In Taraba
BY SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says it has commenced investigation into the tragic death of four family members by electrocution in the Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. In a statement on its website Tuesday, NERC recalls that the fatal electrocution was reported on Monday, and it was it was…
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Kebbi Residents Smile Again As TCN Restores Bulk Power Supply
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored bulk power supply to its Birnin Kebbi Substation, and, by extension, power supply to Kebbi and its environs. In a statement signed by the general manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, TCN said it resumed transmission through the substation on Friday, 29…
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NERC Moves Against Electricity Offenders, Unveils Penalties
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in a move to tackle electricity-related offences in the country has specified the various offences and their respective penalties as outlined in the 2023 Electricity Act. The Commission made this known via its official X (formallyTwitter) handle on Thursday, 28 September, 2023. _SUMMIT POST NEWS_…
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Group Blames Power Infrastructure Fire Outbreaks, Faltering Grid On Sabotage
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The Nigerian Power Consumers Forum (NPCF) have condemned the spate of disturbances on the national electricity grid and the recent fire incidents around power transmission infrastructure. This is coming just some days after the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced over 400 days system stability, a feat that could be attributed…
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Adelabu,TCN Confirm Power Grid Collapse, Reveal Cause
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, on Thursday took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle to confirm the total collapse of the national power grid which plunged the entire country into darkness beginning from the wee hours of the day. This is coming days after the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)…
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Nationwide Blackout As Nigeria’s Electricity Grid Collapses Again
Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed. Report in the early hour of today ‘Thursday’ showed that the grid plummeted to a meagre 273 megawatts of electricity coming from two out of the over 27 electricity…
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NERC Launches Power Outage Reporting App
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday launched a Power Outage Reporting (PORS) App. The App is an online initiative by the Commission to make the complaint resolution process easier and faster. Presenting the app to the public, the NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba, said the commission encourages all electricity consumers…
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Dekalu-Thomas Becomes NELMCO’s MD I SummitPost
Accordingly, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Dimla Joel Nchinney to serve in NELMCO as the substantive ED, Liability Management.
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REA Deploys 103 Mini-Grids, Commits To Bridging Nigeria’s Energy Gap
A statement released by the agency on Wednesday revealed that the Solar Hybrid Mini-grid component had witnessed remarkable success, with a total of 46,661 verified connections made to households, MSMEs, and public facilities.
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Why We Shut Down Western Axis Power Plants – NDPHC
In a statement, the media adviser of the power company, Mr Sanya Adejokun, said that in the morning of August 6, 2023, NDPHC received instructions from the Nigeria Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC) to embark on a shutdown.
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REA Urges Collaboration In Off-grid, Renewable Energy Space For Speedy Devt
The managing director and chief executive officer (MD/CEO) of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, has
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27 Million Litres Of Petro Arrives As NNPCL Monopoly Ends
PMS, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Emadeb, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria,Natural Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NMDPRA,. Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Polaris, First Bank, Union Bank, Access Bank and Fidelity bank
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IPMAN Raises Alarm Over Attempt By Governor’s Aide To Install Factional Leader
The Chairman, Calabar Zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN
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Shelve Plans To Import 1.2m Foreign Meters – Nigerian Local Meter Manufacturers Insist
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja Nigerian Meter Manufacturers and Assemblers have intensified their call on the federal government to step in and suspend the bid by the World Bank Project Monitoring Unit, PMU, of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, for supply of 1,250,000 smart meters for eleven (11) DisCos in the country. This is coming…
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Rivers Varsity Appreciates REA For Donating 50kW Solar Hybrid System
The management of Rivers State University Teaching Hospital has expressed gratitude to the Nigeria Rural Electrification Agency, REA, over a 50kW Solar Hybrid System constructed for the healthcare centre by the agency.
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Meet Tinubu’s Energy Pick, Olu Verheijen
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently appointed some special advisers for key sectors of the economy. One of these appointees is Ms Olu Verheijen, who has been named th
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REA Partners Oando Energy On Renewable
The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency, REA, has signed signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oando Clean Energy Limited ,OCEL.
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C’River: PHED Reconnects Nyanasang After Months In Darkness
Inhabitants of the Nyanasang community, Atimbo, in the Calabar metropolis, finally heaved a sigh of relief over the weekend when Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company,
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Tinubu Replaces EPSRA 2005 With Electricity Act
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, BAT, has assented to the electricity bill passed in July 2022 by the National Assembly, NASS, seeking to repeal the Electric Power Sector Reform Act,
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My Messy Encounter With Cruel Fuel Subsidy Cabal, By Okonjo-Iweala
“At the end of 2011, a total of N1.73tr, US $11b equivalent, was submitted as claims for subsidy by 143 marketers, who were importing the product.
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REA Implements PUE ProgrammeTo Boost Off-Grid Energy Use In Rural Communities
The Nigerian Rural and Electrification Agency (REA) has stated that it is implementing the Productive Use Equipment, PUE, component of the Nigeria Electrification
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Petrol Subsidy Removal: Tinubu Okays Palliatives
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that palliatives be put in place to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal on the mass
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FGN Delivers 700kW Solar Hybrid Systems To 14 Health Centres In South-South
By SUNDAY ABAH, Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) through the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, says it has officially handed over 14 × 50KW solar hybrid containerised systems each to 14 Isolation and Treatment Centres, ITCs, in the South-South region of Nigeria. A statement from the agency yesterday explained that the development is part…
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Abeokuta Thrown Into Darkness As TCN Loses 9 Towers To Vandalism
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that activities of vandals have led to collapse of nine towers along the Papalanto/Abeokuta 132KV transmission line in the Obafemi Owode area of Ogun State.
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We’re Working With FG, Other Stakeholders To Resolve Crisis – Kaduna Electric
Following the recent license revocation notice served on Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KAEDC, for underperformance by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, the distribution company, DisCo, said its already engaging stakeholders even as it s counting on the federal government’s intervention objectives to resolve its crisis.
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Nigeria-Siemens Project on course With 80% Equipment Delivered – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, Power Company says the Nigeria-Siemens Presidential Power Initiative, PPI, project for Phase 1 is underway and has recorded notable successes. The pilot project is a quick-win intervention strategy, which will unlock immediate constraints in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) through deployment of 10 power transformers and 10 mobile…
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Zanzibar: Tanzanian Billionaire Rostam Aziz To Build $140-million Solar ProjectÂ
Taifa Energy, a company owned by Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz, and General Capital Limited, a Mauritian-based firm, on Monday signed a partnership with the state-owned Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (Zeco) to build a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) project on the island that will contribute 180 megawatts to the island’s grid.