Gas shortage: Aba Power promises electricity restoration before end of week
Aba Power has assured residents and businesses in the Aba Ring-fenced Area that electricity supply will be restored before the end of…
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TCN confirms vandalisation of six transmission towers, suspect arrested
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed the vandalisation of six transmission towers along the Yola-Jalingo 330kV Transmission Line, while the Nigeria…
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 more than 85 million Nigerians, about 40…
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 could face investment challenges if different regulatory…
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 full year of electricity generation in 2025/2026…
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 of 2026 after the Transmission Company of…
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 electricity infrastructure. The outages were caused by…
Zimbabwe restores power after nationwide grid collapse
Zimbabwe has restored electricity to most parts of the country following a nationwide power outage caused by the collapse of its national…
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 failed to pay $12.66 million electricity bill…
Cuba suffers nationwide blackout amid deepening energy crisis
Cuba was hit by a nationwide power outage on Monday after the country’s national electricity grid collapsed, adding to an energy crisis…
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 quarter of 2026 as it continued to…
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 commercial model for electricity delivery capable of…