Tag: Electricity

Solving Electricity Challenge Is Buhari’s Top Priority – Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun says solving the power sector

China Clean Energy Company Launch ‘Humbrella’ to Provide Africa With Electricity

China Clean Energy Company, Hanergy Group, launched a solar-powered umbrella dubbed “Humbrella”. The

Cable Electrocutes BEDC Official

On Saturday, at the New Town area of Ondo Town in Ondo

Villagers Riot Over No Electricity For 2 Weeks In Niger

Confusion and mayhem dominated on Wednesday in some villages close to Shiroro

Ad Hoc Technician Dies From Electrocution

An ad hoc technician identified simply as Theophilus who was attached to

AfDB to spend $711m in electricity, other projects in Nigeria

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday said it would invest 711.5

Electricity: association urges FG to break meter ownership monopoly

The Electricity Meters Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (EMMAN) on Monday in Lagos

Nigerian Man Electrocuted While Chopping Firewood

A  40-year-old man,Sale Mamman, electrocuted, while cutting firewood from a fallen tree

Union laments FG’s inability to pay electricity workers disengaged 4 years ago

The National Union of Electricity Employees ( NUEE) on Monday cried out

Mushin Community decries electricity disconnection by EKEDC

Residents of Masewele Community in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State

AEDC denies issuing “Force Majeure“ on direct purchase of electricity

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Plc (AEDC) has denied declaring any “Force Majeure“

Don’t blame us for high electricity bills – Prepaid meter company

An indigenous smart pre-paid meters manufacturer, Mojec International Limited, has denied responsibility

FG recovers $64.6m electricity debt from international customers

The Federal Government on Monday announced that it had recovered 64.6 million

NEMSA Re-states Commitment To Safety Of Electricity, Lives And Property

The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) says it is committed to

Abia govt. to partner FG on rural electrification

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of has expressed the willingness of the state government

AEDC begins clean-up of poorly wired electricity networks in FCT

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said it would begin the clean-up

Enugu electricity coy to reveal identities of energy thieves

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it will henceforth publish the

TCN wheeled out 105,535.8 mw of electricity September – official

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday said it wheeled out

NERC Declares War On Consumers Who Bypass Meters

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has declared that electricity consumers who bypass

Power remains a huge problem – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says power remains a huge problem to the country

New regulation to boost electricity meters supplies begins next month – Fashola

A new electricity regulation that would boost meter supply for consumers nationwide

India unveils $2.5bn plan to electrify all households by end 2018

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a 2.5-billion-dollar project to

Electricity: 2,000 mega-watts generated into national grid not utilised – official

Two thousand mega watts of electricity generated into the national is not

Fashola inaugurates transformers in Lagos

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, on Monday

Enugu Electricity Co. introduces security code to check fake electricity bills, manipulations

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has introduced a Security Barcode in

FG approves $5.7bn for construction of 3,050MW Mambilla electricity project

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, approved

Nigeria has enough biomass capacity to provide electricity – Expert

Mr Micheal Kotter, the Chief Executive Officer, International Biogas and Bioenergy Centre

ICC hears SERAP’s petition on N11tn electricity sector scam

The International Criminal Court in The Hague is considering the petition on the

Electricity: Kwara LG Secretariat disconnected for 4 years over N4.8m debt

The Irepodun Local Government Secretariat in Kwara has been without electricity for

Electricity supply: NDPHC develops 120 transmission, 10 critical generation projects –MD

The Niger-Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria (NDPHC) says it has embarked