The management of the Transmission Commission of Nigeria, TCN, has said that the vandalization of its 330KVA Odukoani/Ikot Ekpene transmission line has resulted in the collapse of tower T104 at Oku Iboku, Akwa Ibom State. The Port Harcourt Regional Transmission Manager, Engr. D O. Udofia, in a statement issued in Port
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The National Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Engr Akan Michael has once again called for the decentralization of the National Grid infrastructure given its continuous collapse. The chairman made the call during the inauguration of the chapter in Benin. He said it was unthinkable that
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The electricity national grid has collapsed again leaving the country without public power supply. The latest collapse, the third in less than a month, came despite assurances by the Federal Government that it has taken steps to address the problem. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) who manages the grid had last
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With Nigeria facing its most difficult energy challenges in decades, Nigerian Institute of Power Engineers (NIPE) yesterday called for a wholesale review of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) including unbundling of the National Transmission Company, TCN and phasing out of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, NBET. The institute at
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The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, NIEEE is setting a robust structure for Continuous Professional Development of the Electrical and Electronic engineering professionals through a Harmonized Training Prospectus developed to serve as a Training Policy of the Institute. In a launch recently, the National Chairman, Engr Akan Michael
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The Board of Directors of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, on Wednesday, announced the appointment of Dr. Tinuade Sanda as the Company’s new Managing Director.The appointment is with immediate effect. This remarkable appointment makes her the first female MD/CEO of the Company. Dr. Sanda takes over from Engr. Adeoye Fadeyibi, who was
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Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has appointed Mr Adeoye Fadeyibi as its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. Fadeyibi, an astute manager with over 20 years executive management experience, succeeds Engr. Akinwumi Bada, who served as the company’s Interim Managing Director since last year and is now leaving to pursue other personal
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The government is embarking on a programme to develop technologies for beaming power from space. The feasibility of Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) was studied in a report commissioned last year by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. “Following the publication of this study, my department is developing a small-scale ‘no-regrets’
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Lara Ademola, chairperson of 1004 housing estate, says 76 percent of residents engage in electricity theft to evade charges Ademola said this in a statement released at the end of the annual general meeting (AGM) of the estate. She said the misconduct led to a “terrible loss of revenue” which has affected efficiency
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ENGIE Energy Access, an indigenous provider, has announced its connection of 50,000 households to solar power and impacting 250,000 lives across the federation. Moreover, the company extended its partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria (REA) through an addendum to the existing output-based fund (OBF) agreement, which provides grants to
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