Power distribution companies (Discos) are not only indebted to their counterparts in the electricity generation arm of the sector, they also owe service providers a total of N205.51bn. The service providers in the power sector are the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, the Transmission Service Provider, the System Operator and…
The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Gur Mohammed, said three attempts for a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to monitor the electricity grid have failed, with one project costing $46 million (about N16.586 billion). SCADA system is a modern tool for real time data and voice exchange between…
The management of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that it is embarking on a swot up that would assist it in laying underground cables to connect Eko Atlantic with a view to supplying electricity to the modern city. TCN’s Managing Director, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed, who disclosed this in Abuja, noted that Eko…
The electricity distribution companies (Discos) in Nigeria’s power sector have cautioned the federal government against unilaterally investing N72 billion to upgrade their distribution networks, stating that they may not be able to recover it from the current tariff they charge for distributing power to consumers. Speaking through their umbrella association – the Association of Nigerian…
There is no end in sight for the country’s poor power supply with five generating plants remaining shut down as inadequate gas supply to the plants lingers. A report obtained from the Advisory Power Team in the Office of Vice-President showed that five gas-fired plants were not generating electricity on account of gas supply shortage,…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has stepped up effort to boost electricity supply in the country with the commissioning of three new transformers in Lagos, Niger and Ekiti States. The projects initiated under its Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Programme (TREP) included a 100MVA in Ejigbo; a 60MVA in Bida and 60/66MVA, 132/33kV power transformers…
There will be power outage for two days in parts of Enugu metropolis on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) will be embarking on major repairs of its facilities at the New Haven Injection Sub-Station. Mr Emeka Ezeh, its Head of Communications, announced this on Friday in Enugu. According to…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said on Tuesday that a total of 109,048 complaints were lodged by electricity customers to the power distribution companies in the third quarter of 2017. Noting that the figure translated to an average of 1,185 complaints per day, NERC said 76 per cent of the complaints were resolved. “Specifically, billing…
Clean energy solutions provider, Fullriver Nigeria Limited, says it is committed to bringing innovation into Nigeria’s power ecosystem via a hybrid approach that is of global standard. The technological solution, which originates from Belgium, aggregates power supply from multiple sources like wind, solar, and grid into an inverter powered by a battery technology developed by…
Mr. Felix Ofolue, the Head, Corporate Communications Unit of Ikeja Electic (IE), on Wednesday said lack of funds was slowing down effective metering of customers on its network. Ofolue disclosed this on Friday in Lagos. Electricity consumers have continued to complain about the high estimated billings and lack of access to prepaid meters five years…
