ELECTRICITY NIGERIA

The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has inaugurated five projects, located in Okene, Kogi State, Amukpe, Delta State, Potiskum, Yobe State, Apo in Abuja, and Ihovbor, Edo State, under the phase one of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). The phase one of the PPI is targeted at increasing Nigeria’s wheeling capacity by 272 megawatts, […]

The 141 MW Aba Integrated Power Project (Aba IPP), an Afreximbank-financed project (www.Afreximbank.com), was officially commissioned in Abia State by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E Kashim Shettima. A first of its kind in Nigeria, the Aba IPP is a pioneering initiative capable of generating and distributing 141 MW of its

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reported the vandalism of Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe Transmission line, resulting in a significant reduction of power supply to Abuja. In a statement, Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs said that Tower 70 of the 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe Transmission line was vandalized on the 26th of February, 2024,

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the vandalism and destruction of two of its transmission towers, T377 and T378, along the Gombe – Damaturu 330kV transmission line on February 23, 2024. This act, perpetrated by insurgents, resulted in a load loss of approximately 5MW. At approximately 9:35 pm yesterday, the Gombe – Damaturu

  JUST IN: Kaduna DisCo to install 65,000 meters yearly —NERC   By Eyo Nsima The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, whose mission is to promote and ensure an investor-friendly industry and efficient market structure to meet the needs of Nigeria for safe, adequate, reliable and affordable electricity, has mandated the Kaduna Electric, KE, to

In a bid to address the challenges of low gas supply to Gas (Thermal) Power Generating Stations in the country, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas) Rt. Honourable Ekperikpe Ekpo and the Honourable Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu today, Wednesday 7th February 2024 in Abuja have set up an Inter-ministerial Committee that will

By Godswill Odiong  The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reports the collapse of Tower T388 along the Jos-Bauchi, 132kV transmission line, following suspected vandalism on February 1, 2024. The incident resulted in a power outage in Yobe and Borno States, reminiscent of a similar act in December 2023. TCN is mobilizing emergency efforts to reconstruct

By Godswill Odiong The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has swiftly responded to a partial disturbance in the national power grid today, successfully restoring the system following a momentary lapse. In a statement by Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN reported a partial disturbance in the national power grid at 11:21 a.m. Ibom power

JUST IN: Nigeria records first system collapse in 2024   By Eyo Nsima The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has recorded its first electricity system collapse in 2024. The incident has scuttled the distribution of electricity by Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, to all parts of the nation. In a notice to its customers, the Management