In the final quarter of 2023, European power producers achieved a significant milestone by generating more electricity from wind sources than from coal for the first time. According to data from the think tank Ember, Europe’s utilities produced a record-breaking 193 terawatt hours (TWh) from wind sites, surpassing the 184 TWh generated from coal-fired power […]Read More
Nigeria’s power supply has once again plummeted, falling from a high of 3,594.60 megawatts (MW) about 1:00 a.m. to a frightening 42.7 MW at the time of submitting this report. The Delta Power plant was the only operating power plant on the grid as of midday today, generating 41.00MW, while Afam provided only 1.7MW. This […]Read More
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has made available six ways Nigerians can reduce their electricity bill. The tips were shared by the Commission through its official Twitter handle on Thursday, July 27, 2023. These tips are helpful for both metered and non-metered customers, so they do not have to pay so much for electricity […]Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to shelve the planned electricity tariff hike expected to be effective from July 1, 2023. According to a statement signed by Joe Ajaero, President of the Congress, the plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 percent by July 1st is both insensitive and callous […]Read More
Algeria has allocated 260 billion dinars ($1.93 billion) to cut energy consumption by 10 percent by 2030, a senior official said on Sunday, according to the state news agency. Marouane Chaaban, head of the Algerian National Agency for the Promotion and Rationalisation of Energy, said the money will be used to implement a 2023-2030 plan […]Read More
The federal government led by Muhammadu Buhari has completed the Zungeru hydropower project. This is according to Federal Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu. The minister, who shared information via his Twitter account said the project is complete and ready to increase the country’s power capacity by supplying power to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). […]Read More
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) and the Government of Anambra State entered a strategic partnership aimed at delivering the energy requirements in the state, for reliable, universal electricity access. To seal this collaboration, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, presided over the memorandum of understanding signing ceremony which was held […]Read More
Nigeria’s national electricity grid was said to have collapsed, placing many homes without power supply. Stakeholders announced late Sunday that the collapse occurred just before 7pm. This is the fifth reported collapse in 2022. The Government blames poor management and low gas supply as the major causes of the repeated breakdown. The Jos Electricity Distribution Plc informed […]Read More