The Federal Government said it is making efforts to improve electricity supply in the country that will enhance economic and social activities. Speaking to journalists during a site visit to some Hydro Power Project sites in Zungeru, Kainji and Jebba all in Niger State, the Deputy Director, Energy Resources in the Ministry of Power, Works…
Energy Worth with Agency Report The Managing Director of Ibom Power Company Limited, Engineer Meyen Etukudo, has announced that plans are underway for 1500 megawatts of electricity to be added to the state’s current power generation capacity. Etukudo in his presentation at the 25th monthly power sector stakeholders meeting in Uyo said the 1500MW…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says that the country now has the capacity to generate not less than 7,000 Megawatts (MW) of electricity. Fashola, who was responding to questions on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, also said that transmission chain had also developed capacity to transmit…
Energy Worth with Agency Report The World Bank has commenced preparations for the $500m Nigerian Electricity Distribution Improvement Project. It was learnt that the bank had conducted a fact-finding mission in the distribution sub-sector of the industry in order to ascertain how it could help boost service delivery by the power distributors. Documents made…
By Oke Peter The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has reiterated his intention to continue with implementation of the Eligible Customer Policy despite disapproval by the electricity distribution companies, DisCos. In a statement by the minister at the 25th monthly power sector and operators meeting held in Uyo last week, Fashola…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it would not relent in its quest to get the nation’s four refineries back to their optimal, nameplate capacities. Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, disclosed this shortly after receiving this year’s Man of the Year Award from Nigerian NewsDirect, a Lagos-based daily…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed its readiness to go paperless in its operations within the shortest possible time. NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, gave the disclosure in Abuja, on Monday, during the inauguration of two committees: The Systems Applications and Products (SAP) Steering Committee (SC) and Group Process Council (GPC)….
