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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

Schneider Electric Launches New IT Partner Program Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced a new  IT Partner Program known as mySchneider, which will provide a simplified, innovative and collaborative approach to enabling partner growth. According to Schneider Electric, this re-vamped program focuses on enabling diverse

By Eyo Nsima Basically, lack of basic utilities, especially power and water, has been identified as the major factor constraining development in Nigeria and other African countries. Specifically, with its huge population of more than 200 million persons, Nigeria’s power supply still hovers at less than 5,000 megawatts, MW, which is inadequate for constant supply

ELECTRICITY: Generation rises by 12.59% to 4,354 MW   By Eyo Nsima Nigeria’s electricity generation has risen by 12.59 percent to 4,354 megawatts, MW, from 3,868MW recorded on Tuesday, according to data obtained from the Independent System Operator (ISO), a semi-autonomous unit at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). But the development did not culminate in

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed Engr. Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz as the substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), with effect from the 4th of April, 2022. Until his confirmation, Engr. Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz was the Acting Managing Director of TCN from 19th

ELECTRICITY: Nigeria’s generation dips 1,320MW as fire burns Egbin Plant By Eyo Nsima Nigeria’s electricity generation has dropped by 1,320 megawatts, MW, because of a fire that occurred at Egbin Power Plant. The incident took place on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, this week, resulting in the temporary closure of the station. In a statement obtained