The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid has been fully restored after a partial disturbance at about 11:21 a. m. yesterday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs in a statement in Abuja yesterday said that the company initiated immediate restoration of the affected part of the grid.’ “The Transmiss...
Nigeria has plunged into darkness once again as the nation’s electricity grid collapsed. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) managed grid went down at approximately 11:51 AM today, reducing the system’s capacity from 2,407 megawatts to a mere 31MW by noon and reaching zero by 1 PM, reports The Guardian. Despite the federal government pri...
Through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the Tinubu-led federal government yesterday approved an upward review in electricity tariff. NERC Chairman Sanusi Garba, who broke the news in Abuja, said it would cost the government between N120 billion to N130 billion monthly (N1.6 trillion) to subsidise electricity this year, r...
There are strong indications that the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country will hike their tariffs with effect from tomorrow Monday January 1. An official source from one of the electricity distribution companies who confirmed the development under the condition of anonymity said a virtual emergency meeting was held in th...
Over 20 of the 27 electricity plants on the Nigerian electricity grid are in shambles as some of the plants are producing only about 0.2 per cent of their installed capacity. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in its third quarter report for the year showed that troubles await the aging plants, leading to recurring […...
•Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu In another attempt to end the inefficient operation of the electricity distribution chain and ownership crisis in many of the eleven Distribution Companies (DisCos), the federal government has decided to sell off its 40 per cent shares in the firms. Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Alex...
•Tinubu The federal government has earmarked the sum of N460,217,071 for the State House’s “Materials and Supplies” in the 2024 Appropriation Bill. Out of the sum, foodstuffs and catering materials will gulp N253,277,638, reports The PUNCH. Other items under the subhead include foodstuffs, stationeries, newspapers, and books, among others. Thi...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu recently stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff and insisted that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed yesterday. Adelabu also stated that the federal government would investigate the legality of the five-year licence extension given to ...
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