Power Supply

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has appealed to its customers across the  South East over the poor power supply they are currently experiencing. The company attributed the situation to…

Kwara state government had made plans for renewable energy, to increase power supply in the state. Director of Environment, Kwara Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), Mr Towoju Gabriel, said that government had long started…

Experts in the power supply value chain in Nigeria, at a one-day Energy conference in Abuja, have strategised to position and reinforce the energy sector to meet international standards. Discussions at the Nigeria…

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, will be hosting an international conference and exhibition on power and water in Lagos, the commercial hub of the nation. The event is being organized by Vertex, an American company, in…

The Federal Government has directed State Governors to remove Right of Way (RoW) barriers in order to fast-track the expansion and strengthening of the national grid. Nigeria's Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,…

The Nigeria Government says the erratic power supply currently being experienced in Abuja and other parts of the country is caused by low water level in the hydro dams. Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu said this on Thursday during the…

A drop in electricity generation in Ivory Coast and Ghana has left households and businesses fuming as well as cutting power supplies to neighbouring West African countries; Mali and Burkina Faso, officials said. A prolonged dry season…

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, has dismissed rumours of a major hike in electricity tariff, clarifying that there is no plan to significantly raise tariff. In a statement issued in Abuja, the minister said…

The World Bank has approved $500 million to support the federal government in improving the country’s electricity distribution companies’ (Discos) operations. The Washington-based institution disclosed this in a statement Friday. It…