Category: Power
Wärtsilä renews operation and maintenance contract for 100MW Lafarge Power Plant in Nigeria
Signing of the O&M agreement took place in July 2021, and is an extension of a previous 10-year agreement.
Six million electricity customers still unmetered —Report
About six million power users are still paying for electricity through estimated bills despite the various metering schemes adopted by the Federal Government and operators since the sector was privatised in November 2013.
Grid collapse followed drop in system frequency —TCN
The TCN explained that the grid collapse, the second time within a period of one month, followed a sudden drop in system frequency.
Power distributors appeal to customers as blackout worsens on grid collapse
Eko Electricity Distribution Company, in a message to its customers on its Facebook page, said, “We regret to inform you of a system collapse on the national grid that’s causing outages across our network.
SSAEAC President-General Chris Okonkwo impeached
Abubakar said: “Okonkwo has been running the affairs of SSAEAC as a private estate and all efforts to reconcile him with members failed. He had turned deaf ears to issues affecting the progress of the Union, hence the need to take urgent action to save the Union.”
Wärtsilä to modernise Flour Mills Nigeria’s power generation facilities
Wärtsilä will enable leading Nigerian food company to modernise its power generation facilities to meet everyday production needs
Latest growth figures on global hydropower capacity, not clean-cut
The International Hydropower Association’s 2021 status report shows that installed global hydropower capacity rose by 1.6% to 1,330GW over the past year but is falling short.
Niger, Togo, others to buy Nigerian idle electricity
Niger, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso are collaborating to buy the unutilised power produced in Nigeria, the Chairman of the Executive Board of the West African Power Pool, Sule Abdulaziz, said on Wednesday.
FG signs Gurara II Dam project contract, to raise power generation by 360MW
The Federal Government has signed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for the Gurara II Dam project as part of plans to raise the country’s power generation by about 360MW.
Only 22% poorest Nigerian households have electricity access —World Bank
According to the World Bank latest report, most poor households in Nigeria are not connected to the country’s electricity supply network as only 22 per cent of the poorest of them have access to grid power.