April 5, 2025 NIGERIA: Transmission Company of Nigeria ,TCN, has confirmed the loss of 165 megawatts of electricity following an incident on the Ikeja-West/Osogbo 330 kV transmission line. The disruption, which occurred on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at approximately 9:22 pm, was caused by severe windy rainfall and a trailer truck accident that resulted in […]Read More
President Tinubu has appointed executive and non-executive board members for the newly established Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). Dr. Adesegun Olugbade is the board chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello has been appointed Managing Director. The President has also appointed four Executive Directors: Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali for Systems Operation, Engineer Shehu Abba-Aliyu for Systems […]Read More
The Nigerian electricity sector was abuzz last week when Geometric Power, Nigeria’s foremost electricity integrated company, flagged off the 42-kilometre New Ukwa 33KV Line. Nigerians were fascinated to learn that the project’s cost is a mere N1.8bn, in contrast to similar projects that cost four times elsewhere. Also, of interest to Nigerians is that the […]Read More
Robinyan Communities in Ogun state Celebrate Landmark Interconnected Minigrid, Powering over 5,000 Peri-Uban Residents A landmark achievement for Nigeria’s energy sector, Sahara Power Group, Ikeja Electric and Darway Coast, with technical support from RMI (founded as Rocky Mountain Institute) and funding from the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), has commissioned the 500kW […]Read More
Egbin Power, Nigeria’s leading power generation company, has underscored the invaluable contributions of women in the power sector and across facets of society, emphasizing the need for increased participation to foster a sustainable future. The Genco issued this call to action at a colourful event organised to honour women in the company and across the […]Read More
Nigeria is taking bold steps to revive its faltering power sector, aiming to attract $15 billion in private investments while keeping its most vulnerable citizens in mind. At a World Bank energy summit in Tanzania, the government outlined a plan that combines higher electricity tariffs with fresh subsidies to ease the burden on households. Under the proposal, […]Read More
Delegates attend the Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Several African nations committed on Monday to open up their electricity sectors to attract investors and light up homes of 300 million people currently lacking power in the next six years. The […]Read More
Nigeria and some other African countries are set to be beneficiaries of $90 billion in electricity funds backed by the World Bank and the African Development Bank. The fund is part of the global financial institution’s plan to provide electricity to the 300 million African population by 2023, a Bloomberg report revealed. On Friday, leading […]Read More
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has mandated all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria to procure at least 10 percent of their contracted energy offtake from embedded generation sources, half of which must be procured from renewable energy sources. This is expected to be made available by April 1, 2025. For example, Abuja Disco […]Read More
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