Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) yesterday said it has spent more than N10 billion on the procurement and installation of prepaid meters to its customers as part of efforts to end estimated billings in its area of coverage. The company also announced that it inherited more than 700,000 unmetered customers when it took over from…
The Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), says it has concluded arrangement to commence massive deployment of 435,000 meters to it customers to checkmate issues of energy theft in the zone. The Managing Director, Engr.Mustafa Umara said, the first phase of the project is expected to start with the metering of 8000 customers, mostly in the…
Flared gas in Nigeria is enough to generate between two and three gigawatts (Gw) of electricity. Nigerian Gas Association (NGA)President, Dada Thomas, said this while speaking on natural gas under-utilisation to power the economy. In a document titled: “Natural gas as a catalyst for Nigeria economic transformation: Technical challenges and opportunities”, Thomas, who is also…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO), Adebayo Fagbemi, has said the company’s total inherited liabilities from the privatization of the Nigeria electricity industry stood at N544 billion as at December 2017. He listed the liabilities as: engineering, successor companies, legacy debts, creditors, power producers and Power Purchase Agreement (IPP’s…
As Africa faces emerging opportunities to help deliver efficient, affordable and reliable electricity to consumers, GE Power’s Grid Solutions business(NYSE: GE) today unveiled a whitepaper on the “Digitization of Energy Transmission & Distribution in Africa.” The paper explores the opportunities and challenges faced in Sub-Saharan Africa as the new future of energy and electrification emerges. The…
By the end of last year, renewable energy investments declined by its largest amount ever and are likely to keep falling this year. It fell to $298bn in 2017 from $318bn in 2016, according to the International Energy Agency, IEA. This fall threatens global climate goals. The figures showed that capital spending in renewable energy…
London, UK, – Remote Medical International has acquired HSE Offshore as part of its strategic initiative to expand its oil & gas offshore medical capabilities. As a global medical services provider, Remote Medical International has recognised the need to continue growing its business and operational capabilities in Europe and Africa, to get closer to customers…
Wisdom Monday Eyoh is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from University of Uyo. He specializes on mechatronics and robotics with an extentive knowledge of building several machines used for industries. Eyoh also have a talented and skilled teams in University of Uyo working alongside in building machines. Wisdom Eyoh speaking on an exclusive interview with our Correspondent, …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the attainment of a two-year record spike in gas supply to power generation, which hits 854.40million Standard Cubic Feet of gas per day (mmscfd) for March 2018, translating to an equivalent power generation of 3,492MW. Details of the March 2018 National Gas Production figures contained in the…
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 5, 2018/ — As part of its efforts to help boost power supply in Nigeria, GE (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com), the world’s premier digital industrial company, yesterday announced its intention to collaborate with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) on the development of an End-To-End to Power Intervention (EEIP). This announcement followed…
