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NewsPowerBuhari Nominates Muazu Sambo as Power Minister

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 14, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Muazu Sambo to replace Sal Mamman as minister of power. The president asked the senate to approve Sambo as the minister of power. Sale Mamman, former minister of power was sacked alongside Sabo Nanono, former agriculture minister by Buhari in September. The president’s request seeking the confirmation of Sambo was in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday. Buhari...

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BusinessPowerPresident Buhari Send Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Packing

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 8, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sack of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). Minister of State for Power, Goddy Agba announced this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the president also approved a new interim governing board to oversee the day-to-day operations of the company. According to Ofem Uket, spokesman of the Minister, his action follows the industrial action by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) workers to...

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BusinessPowerWhy FG Sells Electricity to Neighboring Countries – NBET

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 3, 2021

LAGOS — The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) has disclosed that Nigeria is selling electricity to neighboring countries for strategic reasons. Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, managing director, NBET, said this when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on finance on Tuesday. According to him, only six percent of the electricity generated in the country is sold to neighboring countries. “Nigeria sells electricity to Niger Republic and Benin Republic. Those transactions recent have been more driven...

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InfrastructureNewsPowerNERC To Fine DisCos For Wrongful Disconnection Of Electricity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 29, 2021

ABUJA — To give electricity consumers fair hearing, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has proposed to fine Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for wrongfully disconnecting the customers from the supply. The penalties as specified in the Regulation are Residential N1, 000; Commercial N1, 5000; and industrial N2, 000. It has proposed that “Any DisCos which disconnects a customer’s supply in violation of this regulation commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to pay the...

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InfrastructurePowerAgain, Power Grid Collapses, Blackout Hit Houses, Businesses

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2021

The national grid has been hit with another system collapse, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in parts of the country. The collapse occurred early in the afternoon on Wednesday and was confirmed by two of the electricity distribution company in Nigeria. In a text message sent to customers, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, said, “Dear customer, the present outage is due to a system collapse on the National Grid. TCN (Transmission Company...

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InfrastructurePowerFederal Government Gave Reasons For Capacity Reduction Of Mambilla Power Project

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman says the reduction in the capacity of the Mambilla power project from 3,500 megawatts to 1,500 megawatts, saying it was to ensure adequate funding by lenders. The Minister, who disclosed this while appearing before the Senate Committee on Power, said the capacity of the power project was reduced to 1,500 megawatts to make it bankable and acceptable to the lenders. “We discovered that the 3,050 megawatts...

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AfricaOpinionPowerUnited StatesU.S. Push for a Global Clean Energy Transition Can Start in Africa

PilotnewsMay 28, 2021

By Kattie Auth, Todd Moss, and Rose Mutiso   The new U.S. Climate Finance Plan aims to double contributions to climate funding for developing countries. A renewed emphasis on emerging economies is good news for the climate, but in presenting support as “protecting the world’s poorest” and helping “communities in need,” the plan reflects old thinking. Climate finance is not charity to help the vulnerable or an incentive to reduce emissions. It is a rare...

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BusinessPowerAvoid Past Mistakes With Sale of GenCos, Group Advises FG

PilotnewsMay 18, 2021

LAGOS — A group, the All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum (AECPF), has advised the Federal Government to avoid mistakes of the past in its plan to sell five power Generation Companies (GenCos) to investors. Mr. Adeola Samuel-Ilori, National Coordinator, AECPF, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) had recently called for investors to acquire 100 per...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaPowerNERC Mulls Extraordinary Tariff Review for 11 DisCos

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

LAGOS — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it is concluding the Extraordinary Tariff Review process for the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). NERC, which is the regulator of Nigeria’s power sector, made this known on Monday in a notice to the general public and industry stakeholders posted on its website. The commission said the review was pursuant to the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA). According to NERC, extraordinary tariff...

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NewsPowerFG to Power PHCs, Unity Schools With Solar Mini-grids

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 22, 2021

The federal government has said solar-powered mini-grids will be provided in 200 primary health Centres (PHC) in rural communities and all the 104 unity schools across the country. This was disclosed by the minister of power, Sale Mamman, in a series of posts on Twitter on Wednesday. This move according to him will facilitate effective learning and improve health care services in the country. “The Federal Ministry of Power, under my watch, is embarking on...

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