Power

Africa’s Energy Transition at COP27: Taking an Honest Look at Africa’s Renewables Capacity By NJ Ayuk Vilifying fossil fuels seems to come easily to many people these days. That includes UN Secretary General António Guterres, who recently associated them with war, pollution, and climate catastrophe. The only true path toward peace in the 21st century,

Schneider Electric, Ikeja Electric partner to improve electricity distribution Schneider Electric, in an effort to scale up electricity access and pave the way for a sustainable power sector in Nigeria, has partnered with Ikeja Electric (IE) to improve electricity distribution in its network The collaboration would address common problems faced by electricity distribution companies in

Electricity: State Govt’ll will have legal rights to establish Electricity Regulatory Commission — Omonfoman By Eyo Nsima The Managing Director/CEO, New Hampshire Capital Limited, and Technical Consultant on Power Sector for the Nigerian Governors Forum Secretariat, Mr. Odion Omonfoman, said the passage of the Edo Electricity Bill would arm the state with the constitutional and

PREPAID METERS: CBN asks court to freeze 157 accounts over alleged diversion of metering funds By Eyo Nsima The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has requested the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi state, to freeze 157 accounts of Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) over suspected diverting funds meant for prepaid meters. In its suit, the

By Our Correspondent The Regional Off Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) formally kicked off activities in Nigeria on Tuesday 19 July 2022, in Abuja. The event occurred at a workshop attended by representatives of the ECOWAS Commission, Nigeria’s Ministry of Power, and stakeholders from the public and private sectors including civil society organisations, NGOs, and

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the general public that the national grid experienced system disturbance at about 11.27am today, 20th, July 2022. The incident was a result of sudden drop in system frequency from 49.94Hz to 47.36Hz, which created system instability. According to reports obtained from the National Control Centre (NCC),

Coleman opens $1bn fibre optic cable factory, targets African market By Eyo Nsima An oil and gas service company, Coleman Technical Industries Limited (CTIL) on Friday opened its multi-billion-dollar fibre optic cable manufacturing factory, hoping to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to play big in the African market. The company