PHEDC explains power outage in Port Harcourt

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), has explained the power outage currently being experienced in Port Harcourt, the capital of oil rich Rivers State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The Port Harcourt Disco said the forced power outage is caused by the tripping of 132KV Alaoji/Afam lines, leading to loss of…

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FG, World Bank advocate funding for mini-grid projects

The Nigerian government and the World Bank are working out finance models to fund the growing mini-grid industry in Nigeria. The likely system being planned is a limited subsidy structure that will see mini-grid constructors paid for every connection, Development Finance reports. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Damilola Ogunbiyi, said private funding…

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