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Power Sector Losses Reduce as Generation Picks Up

The daily losses being recorded by operators in the power sector have reduced as electricity generation picks up gradually across the country. An analysis of the power industry statistics obtained by our correspondent in Abuja showed that the average daily loss of about N2bn recorded...

Power Sector Faces Collapse — Frontier Oil CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Oil Limited, Mr. Dada Thomas, has warned that the nation’s power sector risks collapse, urging the Federal Government to act fast. He stressed the need to address the problem of gas production as 80 per cent of current and...

CBN, NBET Negotiate Fresh N180bn Fiscal Stimulus for Power Sector

The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are currently negotiating new financial stimulus worth N180 billion to support electricity operators in Nigeria’s power sector, THISDAY has learnt. The paper gathered from an exclusive interview with the acting Managing Director...

Power: Price of Gas Rises by 60%

Following the free fall of the naira against the United States dollar, the cost being incurred for the purchase of gas for power generation has risen by about 60 per cent, our correspondent has learnt. Gas for power generation is denominated in the US dollar...

Power sector loses N2bn daily, more turbines pack up

The power sector has been losing an average of N2bn daily since the resurgence of pipeline bombings by militants in the Niger Delta, latest electricity supply statistics have shown. This is coming as the number of functional gas-fired power generating turbines across the country has...