FG Approves N386.75bn for Works, Power, Transport Ministries The Federal Executive Council has approved a total of N386.75 billion for various projects in the federal ministries of Power, Police Affairs, Environment, Works and Housing and Transportation. The various ministers on Wednesday revealed the respective memorandum approved...

Privatisation: Solution to Energy Access Resides with Private Sector- FG The Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to solving Nigeria's power challenges by collaborating with more private sectors, saying this is the only viable solution. The Minister for Power, Abubakar Aliyu, made this known at the 9th...

FG Charges 10 States to Produce 1,000MW Solar Power   As part of the country's renewable energy production, the Federal Government on Wednesday has announced that 10 states were to contribute 1,000 megawatts of off-grid electricity. It said each of the states would generate 100MW of solar...

Reps Summon Finance Minister, Others Over Power Plants Sale   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance has summoned the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed and of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, over the planned sale of five power plants. Also summoned were the Director-General...

DisCos Reject 371MW As Power Generation Falls By 25% Abuja Power supply from the national grid fell by 25.3 percent to 3,320.70 Megawatts yesterday from 4,446.02MW recorded last Sunday. Checks by Economic Confidential on data supplied by the National System Operator showed that as at 5pm...

Minister: Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Sector Growing Rapidly The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the country’s renewable energy and energy efficiency sector has continued to grow rapidly thereby heightening the need for a skilled workforce to support the sector. Aliyu disclosed this at the “Energise-...