The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Friday, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to an uninterrupted power supply with the commissioning of 63MBA, 142/33KV mobile substations at Sapade community and the University of Ibadan in Ogun and Oyo states, respectively. The project was executed by the FGN Power Company, in collaboration with Siemens Energy. Adelabu, while commissioning the two projects, …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that one of its critical infrastructures, the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line, has been vandalised, making this incident the sixth of its kind this year. It said key components of the conductor between towers T216 and T218 were stolen by the vandals. A statement by the General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, …

One of the things that makes Lagos State first among equals is her propensity to stand out from the crowd. It’s not by accident Lagos adopted the slogan, ‘Centre of Excellence’. And successive administrations in the state have been intentional in sustaining that legacy. Lagos leads while others follow, a position predicated on ingenious leadership it has benefited from over …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved significant investments in Nigeria’s power sector, including €161.33 million for the Siemens project and N1.7 billion for the purchase of an office complex for the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NEMCO). Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced the approvals on Monday following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola …

Nigeria exported N181.62 billion worth of electricity from January to September of 2024, analysis of data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. A breakdown showed that N58.65 billion was exported to Togo, Benin and Niger Republic in the first quarter of 2024 followed by N63.28 billion in the second quarter and N59.69 billion in the third quarter. …

Kaduna electricity consumers have demanded compensation for the persistent collapse of the country’s national grid and the state’s epileptic power supply. The customers made the demand at a three-day customers’ complaint summit organised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) held in Kaduna, on Thursday. The Head of Manufacturing, R.H. Plastics Limited, Sanjeev Kumar, and another worker of the firm, …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that there is no way Nigeria can dream of meaningful economic development without addressing the power sector crisis and ensuring the country has access to electricity and other affordable energy. Shettima spoke on Thursday when he inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC) ad-hoc committee on National Electrification and NEC ad-hoc Committee on Polio Eradication …

The Federal Government on Wednesday revealed plans to boost Nigeria’s electric power supply by 150MW before 2024 ends. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a business session at the State House during the state visit of the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to President Bola Tinubu. “So we believe that before the end of …

Nigerians were on Wednesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid. It was reported that since January 2024 till date, the grid has collapsed 11 times before collapsing again on Wednesday. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times with its recurrent blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians. A tweet via the official handle of …

The Federal Government has set aside N700 billion from the federation account for the implementation of the distribution of free electricity meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), according to the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communications and Media, Bolaji Tunji. In a chat with The PUNCH on Friday, he noted that the PMI was on …