The National Union of Mineworkers in South Africa (NUMSA) recently released a strongly worded statement expressing disappointment in an earlier statement released by Greenpeace. The Greenpeace statement questioned why NUMSA interdicted the minister of energy to stop the signing off on 27 Independent Power Producers (IPP) projects. NUMSA were not granted the interdict and the…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has again, assured Nigerians of uninterrupted power supply in the country. This is coming as operators in the power sector yesterday acknowledged that the World Bank has approved $486 million to support the expansion programme of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). According to a…
Energy Worth with Agency Report The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) is to train 545 of Nigerian and Ghanaian electricity workers under its collaboration with the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA). The Acting Managing Director of the institute, Mr. Ahmed Bolaji Nagode, disclosed recently at the NAPTIN Regional Training Centre in…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) towards growing the nation’s abundant hydrocarbon reserves. The Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, disclosed this shortly after being conferred with the honourary fellowship of the Society in Kano, on Tuesday. Dr…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that prepaid meters will soon flood the market with the licensing of 87 Meter Asset Providers (MAPs). With this development, there is going to be an increase in the bills to be paid by electricity consumers in the country who get new meters under the latest regulation….
Energy Worth with Agency Report The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has predicted that Nigeria will be able to generate 100,000 megawatts of power by 2030. ECN Director-General, Eli Bala, made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said the projection would be possible with an annual…
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…
