The Transmission Company of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Region, has raised the alarm over the rising interference on its lines right of way across communities within its six mandate states. The company said this situation, coupled with the vandalisation and stealing of its equipment in Rivers, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River,
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Modern commercial and residential buildings depend on complex electrical systems to power all devices and appliances. At the heart of these vital systems is the switchboard – a critical component that routes and controls electricity to where it’s needed safely and efficiently. Let’s explore what a switchboard is and why
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Nigeria’s electricity generation rose by 5.1 percent, yesterday, to 5,011 megawatts, MW, from 4,757.36MW recorded last week. This was contained in the data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator, NESO, an autonomous unit of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. The data obtained by Vanguard did not provide reasons for the said
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During power outages, microgrids leverage local renewable sources like rooftop solar panels and small wind turbines for efficient power restoration. Disruptions to power transmission lines are a common phenomenon across the globe. Strong winds often disrupt a power line, leaving a community in darkness for extended periods, posing inconveniences and potential
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It’s a summer night. On the rooftop of a quiet building, a set of panels cools the rooms within and keeps the lights on, removing heat and generating electricity using the coldness of the sky. That cold isn’t in the air around the building—the night is warm. Rather, the panels
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Motorcycle designs often marry innovation with functionality, even at the cost of conventional design, as they should. But when it comes to concepts, nothing is stopping outrageous designs. Gurmukh Bhasin has introduced a game-changer that turns heads and sparks conversations. The CR-Dos - Ghost, a concept electric motorcycle, has taken the
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Governor Uba Sani has expanded rural Kaduna roads roads projects on the Northern side, after kicking-off with other roads on the Southern side of the State shortly before he clocked 100 days in office. In a revelation on his verified social media handles, the governor said the administration has ramped up
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The federal government through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) yesterday inaugurated an Energy Management System (EMS) control centre capable of hosting all mini-grids in the country. Carrying out the official launch of the project at its corporate headquarters in Abuja, the REA disclosed that it will also today (Thursday) conduct the
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A report has found that the share of renewables built as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has increased from 19 per cent 10 years ago to 47 per cent in 2022. The Chinese government launched the controversial initiative in 2013, which aims to develop large-scale infrastructure in foreign
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In the past two years, the U.S. Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. These investments are one reason why the International Energy Agency (IEA) in September insisted that there’s still hope to hold global temperature rise to 1.5 °C in this
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