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Nigeria’s push to combine industrialisation with clean energy gathered momentum at the weekend as the Federal Government and the Niger State Government broke ground for what is set to become the country’s largest solar-powered industrial project and the biggest embedded renewable energy installation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project, spearheaded by Abuja Steel Mills Limited, a…
Nigeria and China have intensified efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in key sectors of the economy, including electricity, infrastructure and industrial development, following high-level talks between the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, and the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Yu Dunhai. The strategic meeting, held in Abuja, focused on expanding collaboration…
The camp of Nigeria’s Minister-designate for Power, Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has dismissed media reports claiming he promised to fix the country’s troubled national power grid within three months, describing the reports as inaccurate and misleading. In a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesperson, Adeola Adelabu, the minister-designate clarified that no such commitment was made during…
The Federal Government has apologised to Nigerians over power outages but is promising improvements across the country in the coming days. Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made the promise on Tuesday during a press conference on his achievements in the last three years. “I want to apologise to Nigerians, officially now, coming from me…
Five years after disconnecting from the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Edo State Government has reconnected to the power distribution company for supply of electricity. The Godwin Obaseki-led administration in 2020 broke BEDC monopoly in the state by supporting the construction of Ossiomo Power, an electricity generation and distribution firm The switch over to BEDC…
The United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF), in partnership with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) have wrapped up a major national initiative to support State-led electricity market reforms. The State Learning Workshop Series focused on Electricity Market Development, Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and energy modelling software. Workshops in Lagos, Calabar, Kano and Jos have…
Energy Commission Of Nigeria Presents Industrial Energy Efficiency Policy Regulation To improve Nigeria’s industrial energy performance and resource efficiency, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN)has unveiled new policies and regulations to reduce the cost of energy consumption by industrial consumers. This was made known at the event the ECN in Abuja organised to validate the…
SSAEAC PLANS TO SHUT DOWN POWER IN ETCHE Katherine Abayomi The Rivers State Police command has been accused by the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC ) of compromise on the investigation into the brutal assault of Comrade Gboro Benjamin in the Umuebule community, Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State. omrade Gboro…