The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced the digitisation of old transmission substations in its network, according to a statement from the organisations General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. The digitisation project, she said, is aimed at improving the automation system of old transmission substations and their connectivity with the
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday announced that it had taken delivery of 15 power transformers from the Apapa Port, Lagos, which would increase the country’s electricity transmission capacity by 1,487 megawatts. It said the power equipment comprised 10 different 60MVA 132/33kV and five 150MVA 330/132kV capacity transformers delivered
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It is a public secret that Nigeria’s attempt in ensuring sustainable energy supply has always been encumbered by a myriad of forces. While both past and present governments have shown irrevocable commitments in tackling challenges ailing the power sector, the development of the sector has been cheerless. The present status of
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To achieve universal access to electricity and clean cooking by 2030, countries need an integrated approach to energy access that takes full advantage of all available energy solutions. Recently, the federal government launched the Nigeria Integrated Energy Planning Tool in collaboration with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL). With support from
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As grid supply remains inadequate to meet domestic demand for electricity, the Senior Policy Advisor, Solar Power Europe, Miguel Herrero Cangas, has urged policy makers to channel their investment decisions into solar projects for sustainable economic recovery. According to him, solar is going to be the key to achieving a resilient
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has resumed the Meter Asset Provider scheme and is deploying 180,000 meters under the MAP initiative. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the Chief Technical Officer, AEDC, Oluwafemi Zacchaeus, said the 180,000 meters consist of 45,000 single-phase meters and 135,000 three-phase meters. The MAP metering
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The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc has said it cut power supply to the Oyo State Secretariat because the state government has yet to pay N450m owed to the firm for electricity supply. IBEDC, in a statement on Wednesday, informed its customers of what it described as “the retaliatory
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The Federal Government has disclosed its plans to borrow $200 million from Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) to support the power expansion programme in Lagos and Ogun states. The fund, according to the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, is to provide about 203KM high voltage transmission lines and 6 high voltage
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The poor state of power supply is set to take a turn for the worse within Lagos and its environs, as the one of the largest power-generating plants in Sub-Saharan Africa, Egbin Power Plc, has been gutted by fire. Egbin is one of the operating entities of Sahara Power Group,
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A study led by the University of Southampton has found that expanding green energy production sites in the future won't necessarily be a threat to protected areas of land. Researchers from Southampton studied if expanding land use requirements for wind and solar infrastructure would impact the ability to preserve biodiversity. They
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