SABIC and ExxonMobil announced today that they have created a new joint venture to advance development of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project, a 1.8 million tonne ethane cracker currently planned for construction in San Patricio County, Texas. The facility will also include a monoethylene glycol unit and two polyethylene units. “We are very pleased…
Emmanuel Katepa is the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC), a core investor in the privatised Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). In this interview, Katepa speaks of AEDC’s strategies to raise monthly remittances for bulk energy from the Generation Companies (GenCos) from 35 per cent to 60 per cent before year end….
Latest documents obtained from Nigeria’s power System Operator indicated that peak electricity generation crossed the 5,000-megawatt mark last week. According to the SO, a peak power generation of 5,090MW was recorded on April 26, 2018, which was the highest quantum of electricity ever witnessed on the national grid since the beginning of this year. An…
Benin Electricity Distribution Company, joined the rest of the world to mark the World Safety Day. The campaign which kicked-off at the head office of BEDC is geared towards improving the safety and health of young workers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Generation Safe and…
The House of Representatives Committee on Power and Privatisation has commended Jos Disco on its customers enumeration and metering programmes. The committee made the commendation during a two days routine visitation to the company. Speaking at the occasion, the committee chairman, Shadimu Mutiu, said the committee on Privatization and Commercialisation was impressed by the metering…
