Nigeria@65: Experts urge FG to resolve electricity liquidity crisis
As Nigeria marks 65 years of independence, stakeholders in the power sector have voiced concerns over ongoing financial challenges affecting the country’s…
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Nigeria’s power supply drops as oil workers’ strike disrupts grid
The Nigerian Independent System Operator has reported “major generation shortfalls” on the national grid following the industrial action by the Petroleum and…
Power supply drops below 4,000MW amid Dangote-PENGASSAN rift
Nigeria’s power supply has dropped below the 4,000 megawatt threshold on Tuesday morning due to a strike by oil and gas workers…
300m Africans to get electricity by 2030 — World Bank
Seventeen African governments have committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300, a partnership led…
Kaduna power outage due to tower collapse, vandalism — TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has attributed a power outage in parts of Kaduna South to the collapse of Tower No. 7…
Nigeria partners Dutch firm on 1GW solar factory
Nigeria has partnered with a Dutch firm, Solarge BV, to establish a one-gigawatt solar panel manufacturing factory, marking a significant boost for…
Eight million Nigerians granted electricity access – REA
The Rural Electrification Agency has provided electricity access to about eight million Nigerians under the Nigeria Electrification Project, with millions more set…
Three patients die after KEDCO cut power at Kano hospital
A face-off between the managements of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company over disconnection of power supply…
Power outage hits Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed a forced power outage on the Aba/Itu 132 kilovolt transmission line, which occurred on Saturday,…
Power plants crippled by grid failures, mounting debts – GenCos
The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Joy Ogaji, has criticised threats to disconnect generation companies from the…
Businesses, residents sweat as national grid collapses again
Nigeria’s electricity supply was disrupted again on Wednesday following another collapse of the national grid. Figures obtained from the Independent System Operator…
Berlin blackout enters second day after suspected arson attack
A widespread power outage in Berlin, Germany stretched into a second day on Wednesday, leaving around 20,000 households and businesses without electricity…