Category: Power

The eleven electricity distribution companies (Discos) in Nigeria’s power market have alleged that the amount of monies owed them by members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) as shortfall in the 2015 electricity tariff approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) but which MAN refused to accept was about N30 billion. They said…

The Police on Tuesday, arraigned a customer of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc, Mr Abdulateef Mustafa before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged theft of electricity through meter bypass. The suspect, a middle aged man who resides at No. 16 Tema Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, was accused of illegally consuming…

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, constituted an 18-man special panel to investigate and prosecute electricity offences within the South East geopolitical zone. The panel, which FG said was set-up inline with provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, was inaugurated at the Federal Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Abuja by the Director of…

The challenge of gas supply in the nation’s power sector left nearly 2,000 megawatts capacity idle at 12 power plants on Wednesday. The nation’s unutilised electricity generation capacity due to gas constraints stood at to 1,987.5MW as of 6am on Wednesday, down from 2,482MW on Tuesday, data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works…

In demonstration of her commitment and dedication to excellent service delivery. The Nigeria’s largest distribution network, Ikeja Electric, has recently commissioned additional feeders within her Ikorodu network area. The additional feeders are for Bayeku feeder at Igbogbo injection substation and Ladega 11KV feeder at Sabo Injection Substation. According to Ikeja Electric, the feeders are expected…

The Federal Government has disclosed that it is working out modalities to partner with Morocco in housing and energy. The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr Mustapha Shehuri said this interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla, Morocco. Shehuri said he…

By Energy Worth with Agency Report The Association of Power Generation Companies of Nigeria (APGCN), has said that its members are operating at a loss, as the percentage of revenues received do not cover their operating costs. As a result, the generating plants can no longer sustain their operations, due to high outstanding debts.Besides, the…

Kano Electricity Distribution Plc. (KEDCO) has energised new distribution transformers in four rural communities in Kano state , so as to boost socio-economic activities in the areas. In a statement by KEDCO’s spokesman, Mohammed Kandi, it said the effort was aimed at raising the standard of living in the benefiting communities, including Yar-Fulani in Tudun…

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…