Leadership Newspaper page 19reports that, the Minister of Power Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, has declared that Nigeria’s economic development aspiration demands a higher energy capacity than what is available presently. Minister of Power, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Mr. Temitope Fashedemi, stated this at the Nigeria Energy Exhibition and…
Leadership Newspaper page 19reports that, the Minister of Power Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, has declared that Nigeria’s economic development aspiration demands a higher energy capacity than what is available presently. Minister of Power, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Mr. Temitope Fashedemi, stated this at the Nigeria Energy Exhibition and…
Vanguard Newspaper page 33 reports thatthe two transformers manufactured by Siemens Energy has arrived Lagos Port last week, the two mega transformers is expected to deliver additional 96 megawatts of electricity to consumers. The Mega Transformers are part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), which aims at increasing Nigeria’s power supply to 7,000MW, 11,000MW and…
Daily Trust Newspaper page 20 reports that, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has kicked off a nationwide inspection of existing networks of Distribution Companies (DisCos). The Managing Director/CEO of NEMSA, Engr. Aliyu Tukur Tahir, who led his team to the headquarters of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), said the exercise is to identify…
Daily Trust Newspaper page 18, Vanguard page 8, Leadership page 23, all reported that, the Azura Power Plant in Edo State consistently generates 452 Megawatts (MW) daily to the national grid and pays over 40 percent of its energy invoice receipt to the government for gas and loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).…
Punch Newspaper page 19, Daily Sun page 25, Leadership page 26, Daily Trust page 24 all reported that, Federal Government and the French Development Agency, yesterday, signed grant agreement of €25m for the Northern Corridor Project, an electricity scheme jointly funded by the European Union, AFD and the Transmission Company of Nigeria. Managing Director, Transmission…
Leadership Newspaper page 28 and Daily Trust page 20 all reported that, Egbin Power Plc, the foremost privately run thermal plant in Sub-Saharan Africa that powers over 20 million homes and businesses has appointed Mokhtar Bounour as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as part of its energy transition drive. Details of the stories are as…
Daily Trust Newspaper page 38 and Nation Newspaper page 5 all reported that, the House of Representative committee on finance has queried the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for spending N207bn on office maintenance alone in its 2021 budget. The paper further stated that, the House Committee members rejected the agency’s submission, presented by the…
Daily Sun Newspaper page 21 reports that despite the company’s huge investments in power equipment, infrastructure upgrade and network optimization which runs into billions of Naira, the negative impact of the rising cases of energy theft and vandalism has become worrisome to the company. Details of the story captioned: “Ikeja electric seeks support over rising…
Leadership Newspaper page 17 and Daily Trust page 24 reported that, the Chairman, Board of Directors of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Abbas Mohammed Jega, yesterday expressed his gratitude to Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu for his relentless support for the company. Mohammed, made this declaration in Birnin/Kebbi, when he led the company’s board…