The Federal Government, on Wednesday, constituted an 18-man special panel to investigate and prosecute electricity offences within the South East geopolitical zone. The panel, which FG said was set-up inline with provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, was inaugurated at the Federal Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Abuja by the Director of…
The challenge of gas supply in the nation’s power sector left nearly 2,000 megawatts capacity idle at 12 power plants on Wednesday. The nation’s unutilised electricity generation capacity due to gas constraints stood at to 1,987.5MW as of 6am on Wednesday, down from 2,482MW on Tuesday, data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works…
Energy Worth with Agency Report Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has reiterated the need for Africa to intensify efforts in improving transmission grid for renewable energy to be effectively developed on the continent. Fashola stated this during a a two-day conference on Renewable Energy Development, organised by the Centre for Petroleum,…
In demonstration of her commitment and dedication to excellent service delivery. The Nigeria’s largest distribution network, Ikeja Electric, has recently commissioned additional feeders within her Ikorodu network area. The additional feeders are for Bayeku feeder at Igbogbo injection substation and Ladega 11KV feeder at Sabo Injection Substation. According to Ikeja Electric, the feeders are expected…
By Energy Worth Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said the 33KV lines to Lalupon town and its environs are under rehabilitation. The IBEDC said in a statement on Wednesday, said that contractors were working assiduously to ensure that power supply would improve up to the tail end of Lalupon feeder by the end of…
Following the partnership formed by GE and Noble Corporation Plc, the two companies have launched the world’s first digital drilling vessel, targeted to achieve 20 per cent operational expenditure reduction across the targeted equipment and improve drilling efficiency. This is a concrete step forward to unlock the immense potential of digital solutions for offshore drilling…
Pioneer Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Chief Festus Marinho, has expressed happiness seeing his dreams for the corporation come into fruition. Chief Marinho disclosed this during his visit to the corporation, even as he commended the management of the corporation, led by the Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, for emplacing…
The oil and gas giant, CNOOC Limited announced today that Weizhou 6-13 oilfield has commenced production ahead of schedule. Weizhou 6-13 oilfield is located in Beibu Gulf in the South China Sea with an average water depth of approximately 35 meters. In addition to fully utilizing the existing facilities of Weizhou 12-1 oilfield, the project…
ExxonMobil has disclosed that it has started detailed engineering work on a potential U.S. Gulf Coast project to expand polypropylene manufacturing capacity by up to 450,000 tons a year to meet growing demand for high-performance, lightweight durable plastics. A final decision on the investment, anticipated to be several hundred million dollars, is expected later this…
The Federal Government has disclosed that it is working out modalities to partner with Morocco in housing and energy. The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr Mustapha Shehuri said this interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla, Morocco. Shehuri said he…
