The federal government of Nigeria has annouced the completion of Zungeru Hydroelectric Power project worth over $1.3 billion which will add 700MW of electricity to the national grid. The Honourable Minister of Power H.E. Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, FNSE annouced this yesterday when he paid a working visit to the site located in Niger state. […]
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Kaduna Electric Announces Outrage In Talata Mafara And Environs
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has apologized to its customers in Talata Mafara and environs over power outages across in the areas. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday, 14th August, 2022, by the head, corporate communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi. The statement partly reads: Kaduna Electric Announces Outage in Talatan Mafara and Environs The […]
Kaduna Electric Announces Planned One Month Outage In Gusau And Environs
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has announced that there would be planned power outages across capital city of Zamfara State from Friday 29th July to 29th August 2022, between 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. This was disclosed by in a statement issued on Thursday, 28th July, 2022, by the head, corporate communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi. The statement […]
NERC To Nigerians: Expect Improved Electricity Supply From July 1
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says Nigerians will experience improved electricity supply from July 1. Sanusi Garba, chairman, NERC, gave the assurance on Wednesday at an interactive session with journalists after the second Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) meeting which was held in Lagos. Present at the meeting were top officials of NERC, Transmission […]
Why There Is Drop In Electricity Generation – FG
The Federal Ministry of Power has cleared the air about the dip in electricity generation. The clarification was contained in a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Power, a copy of which was made available to the Spectacles on Sunday, 5th June, 2022. The statement reads, “we wish to notify the general public that […]
Clarification On Applicability Of 33% Pension Increase To Ex-PHCN Retirees
The attention of PTAD Management has been drawn to a growing agitation by some group of PHCN Pensioners known as concerned PHCN Pensioners. They are alleging PTAD has colluded with some “powerful individuals” to deprive them of the 33% pension increment as approved by the Federal Government in 2010. For the records, the President, Muhammadu […]
FG Sets Up Panel To Probe Recurring Power Grid Collapse
The Federal Government has set up a high-powered investigation over the recurring collapse of the national power grid, a development that has kept Nigeria in prolonged blackouts. The committee will probe the immediate and remote causes of the frequent collapse, a situation that has now become embarrassing to the Federal Government. In less than two […]
Power Generation And Ongoing Load Shedding Nationwide
The Transmission Company of Nigeria wishes to notify consumers of electricity that the current load shedding being experienced nationwide is as a result of very low power generation by the Generation Companies (GENCOs) for TCN to wheel through the transmission grid to distribution companies nationwide. The media has been awash with reports that TCN has […]