Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has said there is nothing in the power sector regulations or law that prohibits state governments from generating, transmitting and distributing their own electricity. Fashola who stated this at the Punuka Annual Lecture series in Lagos, said that contrary to widely held beliefs, state governments can…
Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $1 billion loan from the Chinese EXIM Bank for the 360 megawatts capacity Gurara II hydro power project, which was abandoned for 17 years. Council also approved the procurement of 200,217 meters by Yola Electricity Distribution Company under the Meter Asset Providers Scheme. This was disclosed by the…
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) have began the training of over 60 staff on ISO 9001:2015, to ensure that products and services of the Agency consistently meet electricity customers requirements. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a global body established in 1947 with the responsibility of developing quality standards for products and services…
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has restored normal bulk transmission of electricity to its Apo transmission substation after a fire outbreak on one of its 45MVA 132/33kV power transformers on Sunday, which resulted from a direct fault from one of AEDC’s 33kV feeders which had a history of incessant trappings, noting that the…
The Federal Government has concessioned the 750 kilowatts (KW) solar power system that will energize the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (Power Sector) building in Abuja for 10 years to Proserve Energy Services Limited. The Power Purchase and Concession Agreements were presented to the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Thursday. The Permanent…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, has unveiled a book titled ‘Proof of Infrastructure Delivery Across Nigeria” in which he highlight his performance in the last three years, five months and eighteen days. In his address at the book presentation in Abuja, Fashola recalled his maiden briefing on December 8,…
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday commissioned the Ariaria Market’s 9.5 megawatts (MW) capacity Independent Power Project, built by a private consortium under the Energizing Economies Initiative (EEI) of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to supply electricity to up to 47,000 shops and small businesses operating at the Ariaria International Market in Aba, Abia State. The…
Our focus this week on the Power Sector Recovery Programme is on the tenth “Action Steps towards PSRP Intervention Implementation”. Which is, Restore proper sector governance: Restore proper sector governance to improve investor confidence. The Action steps towards implementation include: Current BPE directors in DisCio Boards are replaced by qualified independent professionals through a transparent process.…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that it is presently back feeding Kano disco feeders affected by the recent failure of one of its 150MVA 132/33kV power transformers in Kumbotso Transmission Substation from other available 2 x 150MVA transformers in the station to ensure consistent bulk electricity supply, while it effects repairs on…
The Federal Government through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commissioned 1×30/40MVA, 132/33KV power substations in Wudil and Dan Agundi Municipal Local Governments of Kano State. Speaking during the commissioning, the Managing Director of TCN, Usman Gur Mohammed, said the contract was awarded more than nine years ago, but the project was abandoned…