Power Generation Hits All-time High Of 5,459MW – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Thursday announced that the nation’s power industry attained another all-time national peak electricity generation of 5,459.5 megawatts.
It said this quantum of electricity was efficiently transmitted through the nations transmission grid...
Senators Kick As $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project Stay Idle
Members of the Senate Committee on Power expressed anger on Monday when the Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, said the $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project had yet to take off.
The committee was also expressed surprise over the...
Nigeria Mulls Supplying Electricity To Chad
The Federal Government is considering supplying electricity to the Republic of Chad following a recent request by the neighbouring country.
The government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria disclosed on Sunday that a meeting was held last week to discuss the possibilities...
TCN, Discos Hindering 4,000MW Generation Daily - Gencos
The quantum of electricity generated in Nigeria is rejected or forced to be reduced by an average of 4,210 megawatts daily due to transmission and distribution constraints, power generation companies said on Monday.
In a document obtained in...
Electricity Tariff Subsidy Gulped N540bn, Must Stop — NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the Federal Government spent N540bn subsidising electricity in 2019, stressing the need to put an end to subsidy.
According to the commission, the amount spent on electricity subsidy should be...
Collapsed Infrastructure: Electricity Sector Losses N365bn In 6 Months
Insufficient gas supply, distribution and transmission infrastructure have continued to plague the power sector, forcing it to record losses amounting to N365 billion in the first half of 2020, H1’20.
The losses, which also occurred mainly because...