High cost of generation, liquidity concerns, forex access threat to sector, GENCOs warn

Power Generation Companies in Nigeria (Gencos) are raising concern over increasing costs of power generation,even as express worry on grid operations, liquidity challenges, and access to forex to fund plant maintenance and other foreign currency denominated projects. These they said is a major threat to the electricity delivery in the country which could result in…

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DisCos push N72bn network funding to consumers

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have frowned at a N72 billion investment by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in distribution networks without recourse to the DisCos managing the networks. In a statement on Sunday, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) feared customers may bear the cost of the unsolicited and wrongly directed investment as…

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Lagos residents protest estimated billing

The Landlords and Tenants Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday protested against electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). The protesters demanded a reasonable billing system and pre-paid meters. The demonstration started on Gasikya Road, Ijora, the group’s headquarters. Over 5,000 men and women, in uniform, marched on the Eko Electricity Distribution Plc’s headquarters in Marina, Lagos and Ikeja…

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Aramco set to invest to meet future oil demand

By Julianne Geiger  Citing $1 trillion in planned investments lost since the market downturn began, Aramco’s chairman of the board of directors Khalid Al-Falih issued a battle cry to the world’s other oil producers in its latest report, Saudi Aramco Annual Review 2017. The message: mature oil fields are seeing an increase in declining production…

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IBEDC invests N11.5bn in network upgrade

By Energy Worth Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) said it has expended over N11.5bn worth of investments on metering, network upgrade and rehabilitation of its network operations. The company’s Managing Director, Mr. John Donnachie, who disclosed this during a media facility tour and equipment inspection in Ibadan, Oyo State, said part of the investment was…

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Nigerian company constructs 5MW power plant for South African agric firm

In a rare feat, a Nigerian power production company, Top Two Group, is to build a 5-megawatts capacity power plant for a South African company, Country Bird Holdings, owners of Valentine Chickens Farms in Songa, Kwara State. Electricity Under the Memorandum of Understanding already signed between the Nigerian company and the South African entity, Top…

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Oil prices dip over global economic slowdown

Energy Worth with Agency Report Oil prices dipped on Friday, with US crude heading for a seventh weekly decline amid increasing concerns about slowing global economic growth that could hit demand for petroleum products as inventories build. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. Brent is heading for a two per cent decline this…

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