The federal government is considering the unbundling and partial concession of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to boost its efficiency in the government’s bid to improve power supply. Director, Energy, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Yunana Malo, said during the March edition of “the Electricity Hub” conversation series on
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From microwave ovens to Wi-Fi connections, the radio waves that permeate the environment are not just signals of energy consumed but are also sources of energy themselves. An international team of researchers, led by Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in the Penn State Department of Engineering Science
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The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has raised the alarm over some consumers’ refusal to accept smart meters due to perceived distrust that Distribution Companies (DisCos) may have calibrated the units to read faster. NEMSA Managing Director and Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, Peter Ewesor said this is a
Read MoreABSTRACT Today in the Nigerian Electricity Distribution business, organisational profit lies in the ability of a distribution company to manage the supply demand of her customers when they need power and collect all revenue due for the power supplied. Electricity Distribution Companies generally categorise customers into Maximum Demand and Non-Maximum Demand
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As the global energy transition gains momentum, green hydrogen is emerging as a promising resource to enable a shift from fossil fuels to power vehicles, industrial operations and national power systems with renewables. Green hydrogen production can draw an electrical generation from wind and solar projects to power electrolysis, providing a way to extract additional value from renewables project while
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A floating eco-hotel that would spin very slowly to generate its own electricity via solar, wind, and tidal energy is set to come up off the coast of Qatar, according to Turkish architectural design studio Hayri Atak. The studio (HAADS) has shared its design for a 152 room ‘eco-floating hotel’ designed
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The world needs more electricity. As populations grow, standards of living increase and more people gain access to modern conveniences, countries will need to expand their energy generation capacity. India, with its rapidly developing economy and a population of more than 1.3 billion, epitomizes this trend. The country finds itself at
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The Federal Government disclosed a plan to commit $3 billion to the power sector in the next two years. The spending is expected to raise the current 4,900 megawatts (MWs) to at least 7,000MWs. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Infrastructure, Ahmad Zakari, during a virtual
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Electricity generation in the country fell below the 4,000 megawatts mark on Sunday as the output of the hydropower plants tumbled by more than a third. The latest data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator showed that the power plants on the national grid generated 3,657MW as of 6am on
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Power distribution companies rejected a total of 5,452.96 megawatts of electricity in one week amid the outcry of blackout in various locations across the country by consumers. Latest industry figures on the Discos load summary obtained from the Transmission Company of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday showed that the power distributors
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