Revenues accruing to electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in Nigeria rose by 92 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of last year, a THISDAY analysis of data from the Nigerian Electricity RegRead More
Power & Energy Projects in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the 180MW Afam II Power Plant located in Oyigbo, Rivers State.The plant was completed by Africa’s largest private power business, Sahara Power Group, in partnership with CrescendougRead More
Mr. Felix Ogbe, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, said this on Wednesday, May 21, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, at the ongoing fifth edition of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF 2025). The fair has its theme as “DrivRead More
The Federal Government has commenced the deployment of special teams to underperforming power distribution companies as part of a restructuring programme of the Discos.It announced a major overhaul of the power distribution sectRead More
Power supply: No more excuses, Adelabu tells federal agencieA day after the Federal Executive Council approved a new roadmap for the power sector, the Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has warned heads of Federal GovernmenRead More
Tinubu to meet Gencos over N4tn electricity debtPresident Bola Tinubu is expected to meet with the leadership of Nigeria’s power-generating companies as part of an emergency effort to address the N4tn debt threatening to crippleRead More
Adelabu clarifies statement on Siemens projectMinister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has further clarified his statement on the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) emphasising that the President Tinubu administration interRead More
Nigeria Cuts Power Supply To Junta Niger By 42% To 46MW Nigeria currently generates a little above 5000mw, barely enough for its over 200 million populace.The cuts represent a 42 per cent reduction in power supply to the coRead More
Lagos State has begun a journey to achieve energy independence with the target of 6 gigawatts in power generation over the next three years. This ambitious energy plan was disclosed, on Tuesday, during Lagos Energy Summit, where Read More
Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. 6GW is a long short. Where is the Commercials for the first 1GW? What Gas is committed to fire those Gas generators? Where are the producers and the Gas Agreemenmts? It's a long journey o, but impressive that Lagos is starting this
36 Governors Sign MoU With Energy China To Drive Electricity Reform In an apparent move to boost state energy planning within the States of the Federation, governors, on Thursday, signed a memorandum of understanding (Read More
Lagos, REA sign MoU to accelerate renewable energy rollout, tackle power deficit The Lagos State Government has formalised an agreement with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to scale up renewable energy deployment andRead More
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has cried out that the utility company supplying electricity to his quarters raised his bill from N2.7m in March to N29m in April.Hamzat said the DisCo also frustrated his effoRead More
Nigeria’s energy sector reforms to sustain current account surplus – Fitch Fitch Ratings has stated that Nigeria’s ongoing energy sector reforms, including efforts to scale up renewable energy, are expected to help sustain Read More
FG stabilises grid with additional 700MW The federal government said that the national grid has been stabilised with additional 700MW transmission capacity.Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu said this at the weekend when hRead More
National Grid: FG Splits TCN As NISO Begins Operations The Federal Government on Tuesday formally inaugurated the board and management of the Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO, marking the official unbunRead More
FG expects 1st batch of 3.2m meters in April — MinisterFaced with growing criticism over the lack of progress in bridging the huge metering gap in the power sector, the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Sunday dRead More
Adelabu: Tinubu Has Raised Power Generation by 50% in about Two YearsThe Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has said that President Bola Tinubu met power generation at 4,000mw, but has raised it to roughly 6,000mw, about Read More
Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
A major Power project needs to come on stream. What's the update with the Siemens project to add 10GW?
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria has vehemently rejected a proposed bill seeking to convert 37 Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State into full-fledged Local Government Areas.In a statement issued on Thursday in KadRead More
The Nigerian government has expressed its commitment to learning from Egypt’s achievements in power generation and transmission, describing the North African country as a role model in the energy sector.Minister of Power AdebayoRead More
Ogun to take over 9MW Ogun-Osun River Basin hydropower plant AbiodunOgun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the state government is considering generating electricity from the 9 Megawatts hydro power plant, loRead More
Four Lithium Plants Are Being Constructed To Boost Solid Mineral Sector - Bagudu Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, has disclosed that four lithium processing plants are currentlRead More
Power Generation Hits New Peak Of 5,713MW, Says TCN The Transmission Company of Nigeria has disclosed that the nation’s power generation hit 5,713.60 megawatts on Tuesday, the highest since four years ago.In a stateRead More
FG to review electricity tariff for Band B, C customersThe Federal Government has announced plans to regularise electricity tariffs in a bid to address disparities in the current billing system as well as encourage investment inRead More
Power generation hits 5,543MW as govt reveals new plansThe Federal Government has revealed that it is interested in moving most electricity consumers in Nigeria to Band A where they will enjoy a minimum of 20 hours of electricitRead More
FG to establish power rangers to guard electricity assets MinisterNigeria has decided to set up a special security team to protect its power installations and infrastructure. “We have decided now with the Minister of Power to haRead More
Tinubu Appoints Abba Aliyu As Rural Electrification Agency (REA) MDPresident Bola Tinubu has appointed Abba Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency.The appointment, effective from January 2Read More
In its determination to close Nigeria’s electricity gap, the Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious energy access programme aimed at transforming the nation’s energy sector.The government stated that the programme would reRead More
WBG, AfDB Plan $56 Billion Package For Electricity In Nigeria, OthersInternational lenders and partners this week committed another $8 billion in financing to a $48-billion project by the World Bank and African Development Bank Read More
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, inaugurated a 110MVA transformer at the Isolo Transmission Substation in Lagos on January 16, 2025.He emphasized the project’s significance in enhancing Nigeria’s electricity infrastRead More
Nigeria is prepared to highlight key energy projects to enable it take advantage of the $40 billion World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) power finance initiative.The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank GrRead More
Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
I believe energy projects should focus more on expensive renewables driven by natural resources e.g. hydro-power....
Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State over the weekend described Gurrara Waterfalls in Gurrara Local Government Area (LGA) as one of the blessings from God to the state that he intends to generating more electricity from toRead More
230MW Ihovbor Plant Back On National Grid After 13 YearsThe Ihovbor 230MW power plant has successfully rejoined the national grid after more than a decade-long hiatus, in a major boost to Nigeria’s energy sector. Nigeria has facRead More
Serial Outages: Dangote, NNPCL, Total, 247 Firms Dump DISCOs, Generate 6,500MW•Operators blame poor supply for move•FG laments exit from national gridAs the country battles incessant blackouts, about 250 manufacturers and academRead More
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