For decades, Nigeria’s power sector has been on shaky ground — struggling with unreliable electricity supply, aging infrastructure, and an overdependence on fossil fuels. Grid collapse has become a recurrent experience, forcing households and businesses to rely on expensive and polluting generators. Amid these challenges, past and present governments always …
Read More »TCN Restores Power Supply after National Grid Disturbance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN attributes the temporary disturbance on the National grid witnessed earlier in the day to explosion at a transformer in Jebba transmission substation TCN says engineers responded swiftly and activated the protection system which promptly opened the busbars to curtail the explosion, thereby preventing outbreak …
Read More »Eko DisCo Collected N14.9 Billion in March, N17.1 Billion in January – Tinuade
The Managing Director of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) Plc, Dr, Tinuade Sanda, has said that the distribution company collected N14.9billion as of March 28, 2024, and that the DisCo recorded a peak collection of about N17.1 billion in January 2024. Sanda made the post in her Instagram to celebrate …
Read More »Eko Disco Taps Veteran Rekhiat Momoh as Acting Chief Executive
Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC), one of Nigeria’s leading power distribution companies, has announced the appointment of Rekhiat Momoh as its Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective March 26, 2024. Momoh takes over from Tinuade Tinuade Sanda, who has been redeployed to WPG Ltd, the core investor that seconded her to …
Read More »Accelerating New Investments in Nigeria’s Multi-billion-dollar Electricity Sector
After more than a decade of reforms and continuous repositioning of Nigeria’s electricity sector to attract private investments, the outlook remains positive and bullish but not much traction has been gained and while it appears that investors are seeking footholds in the sector, efforts must be intensified by stakeholders to …
Read More »Revolutionizing Power Generation: Kelechi Onuigbo Advocates for Hybrid Gas and Diesel Systems
In a groundbreaking statement today, Engineer Kelechi Onuigbo PhD., Head of Power division at PPC Limited and a leading expert in the field of Power systems, underscores the critical need for a sustainable approach to power generation. With a focus on both gas-based and diesel-based generation systems, Engineer Onuigbo emphasizes …
Read More »Tariff Hike: FCCPC Kicks DisCos for Constraints on Electricity Tokens Purchase
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stated that distribution companies’ customers have the right to vend energy, purchase unlimited electricity token if they want to. The notice from the FCCPC came as a result of the vending constraints experienced by customers in the franchise area of Ikeja …
Read More »NLC Demands FG to Stop Proposed 40% Electricity Tariff Increase
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded that the Federal Government halts the proposed 40% increase in electricity tariffs from July 1, 2023. The NLC considers the tariff hike to be insensitive and callous, expressing concerns about its impact on consumers, particularly the poor. The NLC highlights issues such as …
Read More »Dangote Refinery to Produce 650,000 Barrels Per Day
The long awaited Dangote refinery set to be commissioned later this month has announced plan to produce 650,000 barrels of refined products per day. According to report, the commissioning would happen on May 22, 2023. The refinery is said to have been completed with pre-inauguration tests currently ongoing. The multi-billion-dollar …
Read More »PPC Advocates Energy Efficiency in Construction Projects
PPPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company, has reiterated its commitment to reducing carbon emission in Nigeria’s construction industry through the implementation of energy efficient initiatives in its building projects. The Head of Building Services Engineering (BSE) at PPC Limited, Mr Anand Kumar, made this known in Lagos …
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