POWER

Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), reiterates that offenders caught in the act of energy theft will be immediately charged to court. The company emphasized that the era of merely imposing loss of revenue (LOR) penalty alone on offenders is over, as it will now enforce the full weight of the law against offenders. The Company made ...

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mercy Corps to strengthen electricity cooperatives towards improved electricity access in Nigeria. The signing took place at the Corporate Headquarters of the Agency in Abuja on Thursday, 4th July, 2024. The MoU aims to Provide Capacity Building and strengthen the Rural Electricity Users Cooperative Society (REUCS), Provide Technical ...

In a move to end Energy Theft in various forms, Nigeria’s leading utility firm, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) embarks on a network-wide awareness campaign against energy theft. The initiative comes as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to reduce technical and commercial losses and improve the reliability of power supply to its customers.Energy theft, which includes meter bypass and ...

……….by Victor Egbo……. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has dismissed as untrue reports that there was an explosion at Zungeru Power Plant on Monday.Adelabu stated this while reacting to reportedly explosion at one of Nigeria’s power generating plants on Monday evening. He stated that the Zungeru power plant was supplying electricity to the national grid as he spoke, adding ...

… two vandals bag Jail terms in Lagos…. Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has decried the recurrent vandalism of infrastructure across the power sector, leading to massive, unplanned and prolonged outages within the sector. The Company noted vandalism and equipment theft are the leading causes of blackouts in the country. EKEDC, showing its dedication to eliminating the menace and bringing ...

………by Ben Ndubuwa……The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has given approval for an interim arrangement to procure 450 megawatts of electricity from Zungeru Hydro Electricity Generation Company Limited. This was contained in the notice order, NERC/2024/044, signed by the Vice Chairman of NERC, Musiliu Oseni. The commission said that the approval was important to prevent a newly completed Zungeru hydropower plant ...

……by Victor Egbo……. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has pledged that the federal government is doing that is possible to ensure Nigerians enjoy uninterrupted power supply in the nearest future. According to him, the ongoing reforms and transformation in the sector, would pave way for the regular electricity supply under the current administration. Adelabu,who disclosed thid after observing ...

Photo : L-R, Commissioner II, Lagos State Health Service Commission (HSC), Dr. Mobolaji Olukoya; Director of Nursing Services, Lagos State HSC, Dr. Adebukola Cole; CEO, Egbin Power, Mokhtar Bounour; Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group Foundation, Ejiro Gray; Ag. Chief Medical Director, General Hospital Ijede, Dr. Olumuyiwa Balogun-Oluwa and Director, Medical Services, Health Service Commission, Dr. Adegbite Olawale, during the ...

In a bid to Improve the electric power sector, Nigeria has now reached the final stage of its plan to sell five key power plants at a cost of $1.15 billion, with the bid winners soon to be announced. The move is part of the government’s broader strategy to overhaul the energy sector, boost efficiency, and attract private investment. With ...

………..by Victor Egbo…… Aba Power Limited, has estimated that in the next six months it is going to install metres for 200,000 registered customers in the Aba Ring-fenced Area at a cost of N32 billion. The Company also disclosed deployment of over 22,000 smart prepaid meters since last November when it initiated its Mass Metering campaign. “Much as our stakeholders ...