The Nigerian Navy, operating under the framework of Operation DELTA SANITY, uncovered and dismantled 23 illegal refinery sites while recovering a significant quantity of stolen crude oil in October. This was made known in a statement issued by Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, the Director of Naval Information, on Tuesday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu stated that the operation also […]Read More
The Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) has started installing 1,880 meters, using funds from a recently secured N21 billion allocation aimed at enhancing service delivery for its Band ‘A’ customers. YEDC announced it would deploy 1,500 single-phase meters and 380 three-phase meters for Band ‘A’ customers, using N243 million from the N21 billion Meter Acquisition […]Read More
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Power, has revealed plans to source from the private sector, part of the $10 billion required to provide regular electricity across Nigeria within the next five to 10 years. This formed the crux of the deliberation when Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh, Director General of the Infrastructure Concession […]Read More
Residents of Akwa Ibom are grappling with a state-wide power outage following the suspension of gas supply to the state-owned Ibom power plant by Savannah Energy, the Ibom Power Company Limited (IPC) has announced. The IPC attributed the blackout to two key issues, the disruption of gas supply to the Ibom power plant and a […]Read More
Chijioke Okuwuokenye, acting managing director of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has said rising customer debts and overloaded infrastructure are behind distribution companies’ (DisCos) load rejection despite widespread blackouts. Speaking at the fourth Power Correspondents Association of Nigeria (PCAN) annual workshop themed “Ending the Talk, Moving the Action,” Okuwuokenye, represented by AEDC’s chief operating officer, […]Read More
Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), has revealed that the state-owned oil company and its partners have revved up crude oil and gas production to 1.8 million barrels per day (mbpd) and 7.4 billion standard cubic feet per day (scfd). This was announced by Olufemi O. Soneye, […]Read More
The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC, made this known in a statement obtained by EnergyPlanets on Wednesday. According to him, the agreement […]Read More
Senegal is on the verge of committing $2.7 billion to its international programme aimed at reducing emissions and cutting reliance on fossil fuels, contingent on the ruling party’s success in this weekend’s parliamentary elections. “If Prime Minister Sonko’s party wins a majority, an announcement could come quickly after the election,” said Remy Rioux, CEO of […]Read More
Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister for Power, has ordered the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN) and all other relevant agencies of the ministry to begin the immediate implementation of the recommendations of the inter-agency committee, set up to address the incessant grid collapses in the power sector. The Minister’s matching order came as the TCN reported […]Read More
Mr. Tunji Bello, Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has underscored the responsibility of Nigeria’s Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to prioritise consumer rights in the ongoing efforts to upgrade Nigeria’s electricity metering system. Speaking at an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Mr. Bello emphasized the need for […]Read More
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