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.
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.
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.
However, other members of the panel, including the Chief Executive Officer, ZJK Energy, Mr. Rumundaka Wonodi; Principal Consultant, Emtech Energy Services, Ifey Ekeonu; and Head, (PMU) Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), Mr. Kenny Anuwe, agreed on the need to reduce the political influence in the power sector.
But it is not yet clear if Siemens is willing to accept this responsibility as the firm rebuffed efforts to get them to confirm the development.
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has metered over one hundred and twenty thousand households between 2018 and June 2020. This is in line with its commitment to bridge its metering gap.
“It is not true that Nigerians do not want to pay more for power but that they have been unhappy with the poor service over the years.
Providing reasons for the increase in meter cost, the commission explained that the hike in foreign exchange rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria was a contributory factor.
Should Nigeria allow the private sector to continue the ownership of the nation’s power infrastructure, or return the sector to the days when government was in charge of electricity supply?
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