Category: Electricity

TCN confirms vandalisation of six transmission towers, suspect arrested

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed the vandalisation of six transmission towers along the...

Four in 10 Nigerians remain without reliable electricity grid – REA

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, says...

Electricity: FCCPC, NERC, states push for unified consumer protection

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned that Nigeria’s emerging state electricity markets...

Ibom Power loses 11 months output over ₦15.7bn FG debt, gas shortage

Ibom Power Company Limited, one of Nigeria’s first independent state-owned power plants, lost nearly a...

Nigeria’s electricity transmission losses hit ₦2.61bn in Q1

Nigeria’s electricity transmission losses cost the power sector an estimated ₦2.61bn in the first quarter...

Grid faults, flood plunge parts of Lagos, Osun into darkness

Parts of Lagos and Osun states have been plunged into blackouts following separate disruptions to...

Zimbabwe restores power after nationwide grid collapse

Zimbabwe has restored electricity to most parts of the country following a nationwide power outage...

Togo, Benin, Niger owe Nigeria $12.66m electricity debt — NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that Togo, Republic of Benin and Niger Republic...

Cuba suffers nationwide blackout amid deepening energy crisis

Cuba was hit by a nationwide power outage on Monday after the country’s national electricity...

FG spends ₦358.32bn on electricity subsidy in Q1

The Federal Government incurred an electricity tariff subsidy obligation of N358.32 billion in the first...

Mini-grids can de-risk Nigeria’s power sector — REA boss

Mini-grids are no longer just household rural electrification projects, they now represent a highly viable...

TCN transfers Gwagwalada control centre extension to NISO

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance electricity grid management in Nigeria, the Transmission Company...