Electricity: Gas, Transmission, Distribution Facilities Hinder 10,106MW Generation         A total of 10,106.8 megawatts of electricity could not be generated by the nation’s power plants last week amid lingering challenges in the Nigerian electricity supply industry. Daily electricity generation in the country averaged 4,601.33MW last week as...

Fed Govt, Seven Firms Sign MoU To Power Rural Communities         The Federal Government on Wednesday signed an Output Based Fund grant Memorandum of Understanding with seven private companies for the deployment of solar home systems to power rural communities. It was learnt that parties in the...

FG Seeks Private Participation To Power 5million Rural Homes       To address the challenges facing over 70 percent rural population, curb growing rural to urban migration as well as spur economic activities, the Federal Government, Tuesday unveiled plans to power over five million homes through renewable...

Fed Govt Begins Restructuring Of Power Ministry     The Federal Government on Thursday commenced moves towards the restructuring of the Federal Ministry of Power. It said the initiative would ensure better service delivery and the execution of government’s vision for the power sector. To achieve this, the Minister...

Power Generation Drops To 3,356MW After New 5,420.30MW Peak       Power generation in the country fell to 3,356 megawatts on Thursday less than two days after a new peak of 5,420.30MW was achieved. The Transmission Company of Nigeria announced on Thursday that the nation’s power industry had...

GenCos Add 4,000MW Power Capacity, Decry N600bn Debt   Power Generation Companies (GenCos) in Nigeria have said they have raised power plants’ capacity by 4,000 megawatts (MW) seven years after the privatization and despite being owed over N600 billion debts. Speaking against the call for the traversal...