
Category: Power

Demand for cobalt, copper will override financial impacts of revised DRC Mining Code
Editor of the leading mining trade journal, Mining Review Africa, Laura Cornish, in this exclusive interview expatiate on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) President Joseph Kabila signing of the revised Mining Code into legislation. The news that President Joseph Kabila on recently signed the revised Mining Code into legislation. What does the new…

JEDC promises end to over-billing of electricity consumption
Energy Worth with Agency Report Following insistent allegations of over billing, the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), has assured residents of plans its plan to install statistical meters on all transformers. The statistical meters, the managing director of the JEDC, Gidado Modibbo, said will bring an end to the suspicions in over billing by the…

TCN calls for investment in distribution networks nationwide
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has called for investment in distribution network lines nationwide. In a statement signed by its General Manager (Public Affairs), Ndidi Mbah, TCN said that the Nigeria Electricity Industry is still facing liquidity problems, and the only way that its rehabilitation and expansion programme can give maximum benefit to the…

Challenges of keeping Nigeria’s lights on
OPINION Why are so many Nigerian homes still in the dark despite far-reaching reforms? In this fact sheet, we test the charge on Nigeria’s electricity challenge. Reliable electricity continues to elude many Nigerians despite a slew of policies and billions of naira in budget appropriations to improve supply. The country’s long-standing electricity deficit is persistently…

Monthly remittances from Discos to NBET Fall to 8.33%
The latest report on the monthly remittances of monies collected by electricity distribution companies (Discos) has shown that the remittances of the companies have dropped to an all-time low of a paltry 8.33 per cent. The remittance performance report which was published by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), also showed that five Discos…

Nuclear power plant to save Nigeria $14bn annually
Energy Worth with Agency Report Nigeria today, is regarded as the biggest economy in Africa. However, its power sector is performing far below the level of an economy of this magnitude. Over half of the population has no access to grid-connected electricity and those who are connected to the grid suffer extensive power outages. Nigeria’s…

NERC to enforce new metering rule from April
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will on April 3, 2018 commence the enforcement of its recently unveiled Meter Asset Provider Regulations, 2018, a policy that seeks to bridge the widening metering gap in the electricity supply industry. It was gathered that the country’s metering gap had increased to about 4.74 million, as power consumers…

Five DisCos default N16.2bn December remittance
A recent report made available by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) has shown that five of the eleven electricity distribution companies (DisCos) failed to remit over N16.2 billion electricity generation companies (GenCos) supplied to them in December. The five DisCos did not remit any amount in the month of December, while two others…

Power: Tariffs for eligible customer out soon –Fashola
Energy Worth with Agency Report Federal Government has announced that plans to evacuate stranded 2,000 megawatts were in top gear as an agreement on the tariffs that will be paid by eligible customer will soon be reached. Fashola, electric meter Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who disclosed this at the just…

Fashola accuses GENCOs of planning to disrupt power supply for political reasons
By Energy Worth The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday claimed that power generation companies (Gencos), who recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government for alleged discriminatory practices against them, were holding meetings and planning on how to disrupt electricity supply in the country. Speaking at the March 2018…