The UK will likely fail to meet its target of decarbonising the power sector by 2035, a group of MPs have said while urging the government to accelerate its low-carbon electricity plans. A report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEISC) has called on the government to “rapidly” increase
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The three electrical distribution companies that were previously cut from the national grid for failing to follow market regulations will be reconnected back. The Transmission Company Nigerian (TCN) made this known in a statement issued over the weekend by its Marketing Operator, Edmund Eje. We reported earlier that the TCN unplugged Kano
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Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock (R) and Brad Jones, the former CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), sounded the alarm over a plan that would unravel Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) plan to secure the state electric grid. Over the last couple of years, Texas public officials have grappled
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The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared that it had commenced the disconnection of some power firms from the national grid as a result of their non-adherence to the Electricity Market Rules. Although it did not name the affected power plants, the government explained that the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry was governed
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When President Muhammadu Buhari announced constitutional amendments that aim to decentralize the country’s power sector, it sent shock waves throughout the country as it brought up a rare opportunity to transform this long-suffering sector and make it fit for Africa’s largest and most populous country. Nigeria’s power sector has been struggling
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Reaching ambitious targets on the path to net-zero emissions will mean re-evaluating our relationship with energy to make sure the grids of the future provide a reliable, renewable base for supply. The fight against climate change has reached a critical deadlock. Armed with the information that modernising the grid is essential
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The number of electricity consumers without metres and hence under the much criticized estimated billings of Distribution Companies (DISCOS) increased by 190,000 or 3.34 per cent to 5.93 million in 2022 from 5.74 million in 2021. But the number of metered customers rose faster, increasing by 351,792 or 7.4 per cent
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The $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano natural gas pipeline project being constructed by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and its partners, is now 43 per cent completed, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, announced on Monday. He also revealed that the project would help in generating 3.6 gigawatts (3,600
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Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said it is committed to providing electricity to oil-producing communities in Ondo South Senatorial District, which have been without electricity for 15 years. The Commission said, yesterday, in a statement by its Director, Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ibitoye Abosede, that all hands are on deck to ensure
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Nigeria continues to suffer from chronic shortage of electric power. The country has an installed electricity generation capacity of around 13,700 megawatts (MW) but with just an average of 4,500MW available in 2021. This is far less than the 51,000MW that South Africa generates. To tackle this perennial issue, the Nigerian
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