Category: Power
President Buhari speaks on new prices for petrol, electricity
President Buhari noted that increase in price of electricity and deregulation of the petroleum sector were crucial decisions that were taken at the beginning of the year, preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, and continuous delay in implementation of the policy of the “Willing Buyer, Willing Seller” and deregulation of the petroleum would be detrimental to the economy, placing the burden of regular light cuts and fuel queues on Nigerians.
Tackling security challenges with steady power supply
From what I have seen and the mandate I just saw about Energy Commission of Nigeria, I want to also see you as a security agency because without light, without energy, there would be no security anywhere in the world,” he said.
NERC warns Discos against load rejection as six power plants shut in 35 hours
Six of the nation’s power plants were shut down between 8:15pm on Thursday and 6am on Saturday, causing power generation to plunge by 1,190.3 megawatts.
Mambilla Hydro Power Project existed for 40 years without structure—Power Minister
The Minister of Power, Engineer Saleh Mamman, has said that the Mambilla Hydro Power Project located at Sadauna Local Government Area of Taraba State for 40 years existed just by name without any structure.
NDPHC: Bridging the electricity gap
One of such interventions was in 2005 when the Federal Government set up the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) to fast-track power sector infrastructure development.
25,000MW power project: FG approves pre-engineering contract as Siemens begins work
“Nigeria’s power system is suffering from an imbalance between power generation and demand. Despite more than 8,000 MW of operational power generation capacity in the country, only an average of 4,500 MW reliably reaches consumers.
Non-payment of compensation stalls 3,050MW Mambilla Hydropower project
It was gathered in Abuja on Monday that while the Federal Government had made payments for survey works and sensitisation of the affected communities, it had yet to make progress on the project due to the non-payment of compensation.
Go back to sites, FG orders power project contractors
He noted that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the power sector was severe, but said the contractors must return to work since the lockdown was being eased.
Nigeria’s power distribution structure ‘operationally inefficient’, says World Bank
The World Bank described the power sector, particularly the distribution segment, as “operationally inefficient with high losses”.
COVID-19: How power failure, poor internet access obstruct Nigeria’s e-learning system
The Federal Government of Nigeria has so far spent over N1.7 trillion on the already privatised power sector in the last three years. Despite this huge amount of money expended on the power sector, about 80 million Nigerians living in 8000 villages across the country lack access to electricity.