The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it is training 708 of its engineers drawn from key departments under the Transmission Service Provider (TSP) section, facilitated by the World Bank. At the opening session of the training in Abuja yesterday, the acting Managing Director/CEO of TCN, Engr Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, said
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Experts back review Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) have indicated a 25-30 per cent increment in the price of pre-paid electricity meters but stated that if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) makes foreign exchange available at an official rate, there might be no need for the review. It noted that the upward
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Daystar Power, a provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, has secured a facility of $20 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund its project pipeline in Nigeria. Founded in 2017 by Sunrah Ventures, Daystar Power is an off-grid power service provider whose solutions, “Solar-as-a-Service”
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Nigeria’s electricity challenges continue to worsen, as power generating, transmission and distribution companies suffer from inadequate capacity, despite investments totalling N1.5 trillion sunk in the sector since the privatisation exercise. According to leading labour centres in the electricity sector, this staggering amount has done nothing to add a kilowatt of electricity
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This report is on how the EU Solar project is transforming lives in the Borno State. Excerpt. Lives are being saved, injuries are being treated immediately, babies are being successfully delivered, vaccines are being stored correctly, doctors and nurses can work more productively, clean water now available to thousands of project
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The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has said the Federal Government reduced the capacity of the Mambilla hydro power project from 3,050 to 1,500 megawatts, to guarantee return on investment. The minister spoke when he appeared before members of Senate Committee on Power. The $5.8bn power plant in Taraba State was conceived
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Thirty-six power sector investors have submitted Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for the five National Integrated Power Plants (NIPPs) put up for sale by the federal government. Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Okoh, told journalists in Abuja, yesterday, that the privatisation of the five NIPP plants
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The twin challenges of revenue crisis and the wide metering gap in the Nigerian power industry is gradually easing off, owing to the acknowledgement of the real issues and the collaboration of the stakeholders to tackle them. The improvement is being recorded through the introduction of the cost-reflective tariff regime and
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The Kano Electricity Distribution Company has warned that meter deployment and installation by its field officials remain free and not for sale. A statement signed by KEDCO Head of Communications, Ibrahim Shawai, on Monday, in Kano, said the clarification had become necessary in view of the recent claims by some online
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An expert in energy resources engineering says “battery biopsies” are key to a tomorrow filled with electric vehicles. It now seems more certain than ever that the world will make the all-important transition to electric vehicles, but that shift raises important questions about global preparedness. The world is going to need a
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