Power generation in Nigeria increased by 1,100 megawatts in four days despite last Thursday’s fire incident that affected the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline supplying gas to some power plants.While the nation’s current transmission capacity was put at 7,000MW, network operational capacity stood at 5,500MW.Total electricity generation stood at 4,327MW as of 6am last Thursday, January 11, compared…
In West Africa, Sierra Leone ended off 2017 on a high note as the Ministry of Energy inaugurated the Solar Park Freetown clean energy project. The President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Enest Bai Koroma, launched the landmark 6MW Solar Park Freetown Project together with the former minister of foreign Affairs, Dr. Samura Kamara and minister…
By Energy Worth The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) have called for the total deregulation of the downstream sub-sector of the country’s oil and gas industry.The marketers under the aegis of IPMAN and DAPPMA told journalists yesterday in Lagos that this was against the backdrop…
