FG Commences 700MW Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant Trial The Federal Government, on Sunday, announced that testing has commenced on the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant ahead of the evaluation of electricity from the facility to the national grid. It also stated that the $1.3bn project,...

Transformers, Substations for $2.3bn Siemens Power Project Arrive Nigeria Electricity transformers and substations meant for the $2.3bn Siemens power project have arrived in the country as the project gains traction, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said on Sunday. The development came a few months after the...

EU To Invest €37m In Nigeria’s Power Sector   The European Union (EU) is set to invest €37 million in the power sector in Nigeria, in addition to the about €200 million grants it has invested in the sector since 2008. This disclosure was made by the...

FG To Spend N600bn On Electricity Subsidy In 2023   The federal government might have to pay N600bn as electricity subsidy in 2023. The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Engr. Sanusi Garba made the disclosure at the ministerial retreat on the Integrated National Electricity...

TCN Begins Installation Of New 60MVA Birni Kebbi Transformer Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced the installation of a brand new 60MVA 132/33kV power transformer in Birni Kebbi. The company recently took steps to restore power at substation when it moved the transformer to Kebbi,...

Electricity: Tinubu Stops Tariff Hike, Insists on Subsidy   President Bola Tinubu recently stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff and insisted that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed on Wednesday. Adelabu also stated that the Federal...