The Igbo United Forum (NUF) has asked South East residents to resist any attempt by officials of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to remove the standalone meters in their residences without evidence of immediate replacement. The group, which met with ...
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Yenagoa outage persists as shutdown of PHEDC operations over N16.5b debt lingers
THE outage occasioned by the face-off between the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has entered the 10th day with unpleasant consequences. On December 23, 2019, the IYC besieged the offices of the PHEDC and ...
Read More »BEDC officials take their heels as protesters storm office
Staffs of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government Area took to their heels as consumers of their products stormed their office in their hundreds. The protesters made up of all age groups, artisans etc. ...
Read More »Port Harcourt Area II, Onne Customs generates N81.2b revenue in Q3 of 2019
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area II Command, Onne Rivers State has generated ₦81.2b into Federal Government’s coffers in the third quarter of this year. Customs Area Controller, Aliyu Galadima Saidu, who disclosed this during the operational assessment ...
Read More »GenCos release 3,226MW of electricity to national grid
Electricity generation companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,226 megawatts/hour of electricity into the national grid on Saturday. The information was contained in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, office ...
Read More »Cross River’s second power plant to be ready next year, Ayade insists
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has disclosed that the building of a second power plant project embarked upon by his administration will be commissioned next year. He explained that the 26 megawatts gas-fired power plant project at Tinapa Leisure ...
Read More »GenCos tackle NBET over new administrative charge on gas payment
Electricity generating companies (GenCos) in Nigeria have rejected the new administrative charge of 0.75 per cent introduced by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) on the cost of payment to gas suppliers. NBET had recently written letters to thermal ...
Read More »House Speaker Gbajabiamila pledges to end estimated electricity billing system
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has hinted that the lower chamber of the National Assembly will ensure that Nigerians get adequate supply for the electricity they pay for. Speaking when he received management team of the Transmission ...
Read More »Global investment in renewable energy hits $2.5 trillion
Global investment in renewable from 2010 to 2019 is to hit $2.6 trillion, with more Gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology, the Global trend in Renewable Energy Investment 2019 report has shown. In the document ...
Read More »Experts advocate embedded power plants to boost electricity generation From Matthew Ogune, Abuja
IN line with the Federal Government’s effort to diversify sources of power, energy experts have stressed the need for investment in embedded power generation. Embedded generation is the term used to describe the process of generating electricity at a specific ...
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