Power: NAEC Dissociates Southeast from 14 Electricity Non-paying Communities The Nigerian Association of Electricity Consumers (NAEC), South East Zone, has dissociated the entire zone, including the five state governments in the area, from the reported refusal of some 14 communities in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State to pay electricity bills to Aba Power…
By Ikenna Omeje To further optimize its services and enhance customer experience, Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has unveiled its ultra-modern Shomolu Business Unit office located at 132 Ikorodu Road, Lagos. According to a statement by the company, the Board Chairman, Ikeja Electric, Mr. Kola Adesina, while speaking at the launch…
Simon Olanipekun The use of solar energy to power businesses has been found to significantly improve the socioeconomic status of Nigerians. This is according to findings of a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and All-On- a Shell-funded impact investment company. The study, which was conducted to analyze the impact of solar energy implementations…
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation, energy management and automation, has announced the launch of its Galaxy™ VL 200-500 kW (400V/480V) 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for industrial applications. Available worldwide, the newest addition to the Galaxy family offers a highly efficient and ruggedized, compact UPS, with up to 99-percent efficiency in patented ECOnversion™…
Kainji Hydropower Generating Company (GenCo) now has 440 megawatts (MW) capacity since its privatisation in 2013 and will add 80MW by 2019, the concessionaire, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL) for the plant and Jebba GenCo said. Officials of MESL disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen at the Kainji plant in Niger state. Operations Supervisor at…
The nation’s power grid has suffered its ninth total system collapse this year amid a lack of spinning reserve that is meant to forestall such occurrences. This year, the national grid has so far recorded 10 collapses – nine total, while one was partial, the latest data obtained from the Ministry of Power, Works and…
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…
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 5, 2018/ — GE (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com), the world’s premier digital industrial company and the Lagos State Government have agreed to pool their resources for the development of critical infrastructure in the state in the areas of Power, Healthcare and Skills Development. This was announced during the signing of a Support and…
General Electric (GE) (www.GE.com), the world’s premier Digital Industrial Company, has commissioned a scalable micro grid system powered by a Hybrid Distributed Power unit for Digo Village in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The system which was implemented in partnership with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity, the Oromia Region Energy bureau as well…
