Buhari Commissions 32MW NNPC Maiduguri Power Plant President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned the 32 megawatts (MW) Maiduguri Emergency Power Project (MEPP) in Borno State completed in 16 months by NNPC Ltd. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the president said, “The MEPP is part of an...

Fed Govt To Sell Geregu, 2 Plants For N434bn       The Federal government has said it will sell the Geregu, Omotosho and Calabar power plants for N434 billion to investors next year. This is contained in a document presented by Alex Okoh, the Director-General, Bureau of Public...

Power Generation Hits 4,312MW, 16 Plants Record Increase       Electricity generation in the country rose by 979.2 megawatts on Sunday to 4,312.1MW as 16 power plants saw an increase in their output. The number of idle plants dropped to nine as of 6am on Sunday from 11...

Egbin, Nine Other Power Plants Suffer Gas Shortage     The nation’s biggest power plant, Egbin, and nine other plants have seen their output drop on the back of gas shortage, with generation dropping below 3,000 megawatts. Total power generation in the country stood at 2,995.2MW as of...

Egbin, 10 Other Power Plants Suffer Gas Shortage     The nation’s biggest power plant, Egbin, and 10 others saw their output levels reduce by gas constraint on Monday. The other plants were Omotosho, Olorunsogo, Delta, Geregu II, Sapele II, Olorunsogo II, Omotosho II, Ihovbor II, Okpai IPP...

Power Generation Falls To 3,757MW, Six Plants Idle   The nation’s hydropower plants have seen their output levels tumble in the past few days, causing total power generation to drop below 4,000 megawatts. Electricity generation from Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro hydropower stations fell to 534MW as of...