Browsing Tag

power

Egypt begins construction for first nuclear power plant


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says that his country and Russia are on "a new brilliant page".  He made the comment during a foundation laying ceremony for Egypt's first nuclear plant. El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant will be…

Edo State: TCN Begins Rehabilitation of Benin-Ihovbor Power Transmission Line


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that its contractors will begin the installation of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) along the Benin-Ihovbor transmission lines and rehabilitation of SCADA System in its Benin transmission…

Nigerien electricity company commissions new photovoltaic power plant


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
Niger's electricity company (Nigelec) has commissioned a 30-megawatt photovoltaic plant to compensate for major shortages since Nigeria stopped supplying electricity to Niger in response to the July coup, the country's energy minister…

Nigeria launches App Monitor Power Disruptions


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has launched an app to monitor and address customer complaints and power disruption across the country. Speaking during the launch in Abuja, the nation's capital, the Chairman of NERC,…

Libyans celebrate end of chronic power cuts


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
After years of chronic power cuts, Libyans are now enjoying a stable electricity supply in the capital, Tripoli, during the summer. The city's public spaces are once again illuminated at night, marking a significant improvement for…

Minister of Power promises to improve the sector


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
The Nigerian Minister of Power, Adelabu Adebayo, has promised to ensure power sector improvement as he resumed duty. In a  brief meeting with the Directors in the Ministry, Heads of Agencies and parastatals under Ministry…

Nigerien Construction of vital power dam frozen due to sanctions


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
The construction of the $800M Kandadji hydroelectric project in Niger has been halted by the Chinese contractor Gezhouba Group which claims that most of its funds have been frozen due to the current sanctions after the coup. In a letter…

Zimbabwe opens 600MW coal-fired power plant


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has inaugurated a Chinese-funded power station that he said would go a long way in easing power shortages ahead of national elections. Mnangagwa, 80, who is seeking a second presidential term on…

Egypt plans power cuts due to heatwave


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
Egypt has announced a series of measures, including planned power cuts, to cope with the growing energy consumption caused by the intense heat wave sweeping the country. In a televised address on 6th August, Prime Minister Mustafa…

BPE delists Transcorp Power Plc from routine evaluation, monitoring


Deprecated: preg_split(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($limit) of type int is deprecated in /home/vongov/public_html/wp-content/themes/publisher/includes/libs/bs-theme-core/theme-helpers/template-helpers.php on line 767
Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, on Monday issued a Certificate of Discharge to the Transcorp Power Plc, discharging the company from routine monitoring and evaluation in respect of the Ugheli Power Plc, which it acquired…