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FG: Why We Can’t Generate Promised 5,000mw Of Power

Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu
Okays additional N765.9m for NDDC’s forensic audit Says report delaying commission’s board inauguration The federal government has justified its inability to achieve its promised 5,000 megawatts (mw) of electricity generationRead More

Power Minister: Nigeria’s Power Generation Cannot Support Economic Growth

Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu
The Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, yesterday admitted that Nigeria’s current electricity generation was incapable of powering the economy of over 200 million Nigerians. Aliyu, who spoke during theRead More

Collapsed National Grid: SERAP Gives Buhari 7 Days To Probe Missing N11Trillion Electricity Fund

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) vs President Muhammadu Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari seven days to order a probe into how N11 trillion meant to provide regular power supply in theRead More

Power Outage, Fuel Scarcity: President Apologises To Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari
Says govt would soon restore normalcy FG working earnestly to resolve grid collapse NERC: Gas pipelines vandalism, not non-payment of Gencos, responsible for worsening supply Subsidy slumps to N30bn inRead More

TCN Explains Nationwide Load Shedding, Blames Gencos For Worsening Power Supply

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday attempted to explain the worsening nationwide power supply, stating that the Generation Companies (Gencos) were not generating enough electricity to be transmitted byRead More

Power Generation Crashes By Alarming 630MW As Fire Outbreak Forces Lagos Egbin Plant To Suspend Operation

Fire Outbreak
Nigeria’s daily power generation has fallen by an alarming 630 megawatts (MW) since Wednesday following a fire outbreak at Egbin Power Plant in Ikorodu, Lagos State and the resultant shutRead More

Discos Blame TCN For Irregular Power Supply

A power transmission system
Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) have painted an unflattering picture of how the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) contributes to the erratic power supply in the country, describing the only government-controlledRead More