Stakeholders have expressed concerns over Nigeria’s inability to supply reliable and adequate electricity to major cities. The post Concerns over Nigeria’s inability to power major cities appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Powered by Read More
Stakeholders ask govt to address commercial bottlenecks in power sector
Stakeholders in the Nigerian power sector and financial industry have urged the federal government to address bottlenecks to unlock investment opportunities in the country’s electricity sector. The post Stakeholders ask govt to address commercial bottlenecks in power sector appeared first Read More
Blackout looms as TCN insists on disconnecting defaulting DisCos
Electricity consumers face blackouts across the country as Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insists it will disconnect electricity distribution companies (DisCos) that have failed in complying with payment schedules unless they pay up. The post Blackout looms as TCN insists Read More
Bridging skills gap in Nigeria’s ailing electricity sector
Adequate, reliable and sustainable electricity supply is basic for socioeconomic development and nation-building. But the reverse has been the case in Nigeria. The post Bridging skills gap in Nigeria’s ailing electricity sector appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Read More
‘Nigeria must liberalise electricity sector, regulations too stiff’
Economists support the idea of borrowing for the sake of investment instead of consumption. If we must borrow, we must borrow to invest in our renewable energy development for production of premium electricity from clean energy sources. The post ‘Nigeria Read More
Pushback over proposed sale of five independent power plants
Electricity consumers have described it as a miscalculation, a move to sell about five independent power plants in the country. The post Pushback over proposed sale of five independent power plants appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria Read More
FG targets manufacturers, others in new electricity pact with Turkey
The Federal Government is wooing more investors into the Nigerian power sector following a move by Turkish Energy Firm EXIST – (Energy Exchange Istanbul) to invest in sustainable energy The post FG targets manufacturers, others in new electricity pact with Read More
‘Over 199m Nigerians not enjoying good, healthy life due to electricity’
Nigeria’s total installed capacity of 13,000 Megawatts can only give 632, 400 people a good and healthy life, leaving over 199 million of the population, stakeholders said while calling for urgent action on the energy The post ‘Over 199m Nigerians Read More
Consumers want TCN to install transformers based on economic interest
As the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) moves to evacuate additional 1,487 megawatts of electricity with the delivery of 15 new power transformers, consumer groups have called The post Consumers want TCN to install transformers based on economic interest appeared Read More
‘Energy theft registry will reduce electricity challenges in Nigeria’
Energy theft, costing the country about N100 billion quarterly, will reduce, if the country creates a theft registry, a non-government organisation, Power Up Nigeria, has said. The post ‘Energy theft registry will reduce electricity challenges in Nigeria’ appeared first on Read More