Tag: Blackouts

Electricity

Constant blackouts cost Nigeria 10% of GDP annually — Report

Constant blackouts and inadequate grid supply are costing Nigeria approximately ten per cent of its Gross Domestic Product annually, according to an economic brief released by a financial expert, Martins Itua. Vanguard reported that the Director of Arthur Group, Mr Itua, stated that the heavy financial burden of self-generated electricity has become the primary barrier […]

Electricity

Blackout looms as gas suppliers stop deliveries to thermal plants

Nigeria’s electricity challenges could intensify in the coming weeks as gas suppliers suspend deliveries to thermal power plants, citing an estimated N3.3 trillion debt owed by power generation companies. The move threatens to worsen the country’s ongoing power shortage. The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Dr. Joy Ogaji, warned in […]