Category: Power

Cases of Assault on EKEDC Staff Worsen, Utility Firm Cries Out

ADEOLA YUSUF

Eko Electricity Distribution Company(EKEDC) on Thursday cried out against assault on its staff while on duty, calling it barbaric and inhumane. This was made known in a statement signed by Godwin Idemudia, the chief spokesperson for the electricity distribution company following the assault of Sanmi Mathew Akanni, a staff with Ikate zone team under its Orile district on 29th November 2022. Idemudia stated that Sanmi was assaulted by one Ayomide Oyebanjo after an illegal connection was discovered. He said, “While in the process of disconnecting the illegal connection, bottles were…

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How, Why Ikeja Electric Emerged 2022 Best Disco, Most Gender Diverse Firm

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has emerged the Best Electricity Distribution Company of the year and Most Gender Diverse Utility Company in 2022 at the maiden edition of Nigeria Power Sector Awards. Platforms Africa reports that fhe Board Chairman of the company and Executive Director of Sahara Group, Kola Adesina also bagged the Power Sector Lifetime Achievement Awards. READ ALSO: Ikeja Electric ‘Mocks’ Man Who Made Advances At CEO, Folake Soetan Tanzania Declares Power Rationing Due To Prolonged Dry Spells BREAKING: Coup Rocks Sao Tome And Principe My mother kneels To…

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Tanzania Declares Power Rationing Due To Prolonged Dry Spells

ADEOLA YUSUF

TANZANIA’S power utility authorities on Wednesday night officially announced power rationing across the country caused by the prolonged drought that has led to decreased water levels in hydropower dams. The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) said in a statement that the power utility company was generating less electricity against the hydropower dams and other power generation sources installed capacities. The statement, signed by TANESCO Managing Director Maharage Chande, said power generation from various sources had dropped by between 300 MW to 350 MW a day, adding that out of…

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Africa’s Annual Power Grid Investments’ Need Hits $40bn – Adesina

ADEOLA YUSUF

Energy demand across Africa projected to surge in the coming years African countries will require an average of $40bn power grid investments annually for about five years to deliver stable electricity to citizens on the continent, Kola Adesina, Group Managing Director, Sahara Power Group, has said. Platforms Africa reports that a statement from the Sahara Power quoted Adesina to have said this while delivering a Keynote Address on “The Future of Power in Africa” at the Lagos Business School. He said projections indicate an increase in energy demand across Africa…

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Nigeria’s Power Generation Surges To 4,728.2MW

ADEOLA YUSUF

Shiroro Hydro, Jebba Hydro, Azura-Edo IPP, Egbin Power, Kainji Hydro, Delta Power and Odukpani National Integrated Power Project, NIPP; List of GenCos that contributed to the 17.53% increase   Nigeria’s power generation rose by 17.53 percent or 705.5 Megawatts, MW to 4,728.2MW on Saturday, from the 4,022.7MW recorded last Sunday, latest data by the National System Operator, NSO, has revealed. The rise in power generation came after about five weeks of stagnation following the collapse of the National Grid on September 26, 2022. Electricity output had hovered around the 4,000MW…

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Sahara Group Innovation And Entrapreneurship School Breaks Ground at UNILAG

ADEOLA YUSUF

The sod-turning ceremony of the Sahara Group School of Innovation and Extrapreneurship Building at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has opened a world of endless opportunities and global competitiveness for young Africans, Ejiro Gray, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group has said. Speaking at the groundbreaking event on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, Gray said the leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate was delighted to collaborate with the University of Lagos to deliver a world-class facility that would inspire future generations of innovators and…

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We’ve Taken Delivery of 150 Transformers For Service Upgrade – EKEDC

ADEOLA YUSUF

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has said that it had taken the delivery of 150 transformers in its bid to improve services to its customers. In a Statement signed by Mr. Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC on Wednesday, said 150 transformers have been purchased with 110 already on ground, ready to be distributed to relieve communities whose transformers are currently overloaded. Idemudia stated that this is one of the numerous CAPEX investments the company has made towards improving its services to the customers, assuring that more developments…

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Buhari’s Fuel Subsidy Spending Balloons To N11trn in 8 Years

ADEOLA YUSUF

The President while campaigning in 2015, kicked against the fuel subsidy scheme that was implemented by the previous administration   The subsidy spending on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari, will hit N11 trillion from when it came to power in 2015 till May 2023, baring any unforseen circumstances that could make it more. Already the government has, according to a report by Punch, spent about N6.88tn in subsidising the commodity, according to data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…

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BREAKING: NLNG Declares Force Majeure on Gas Supply

ADEOLA YUSUF

All upstream gas suppliers to NLNG have also declared force majeure as flooding wrecks havoc on Nigeria’s oil and gas production    The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has declared force majeure on product supplies from its production facilities on Bonny Island, Nigeria. Platforms Africa, which reports this quoting a statement from the gas giant, said that this followed the declaration of force majeure by all its upstream gas suppliers. Here, bekow, is the statement; DECLARATION OF FORCE MAJEURE Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has declared force majeure on product supplies from…

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Power Cut Rocks UK Stadium, Leeds Vs Arsenal Match Suffers Temporary Stop

ADEOLA YUSUF

Leeds – Arsenal match has been temporarily suspended due to a ‘power cut’at the stadium 8n the United Kingdom. READ ALSO Athlete Comes Last In Race As Penis Constantly Falls Out of His Shorts I thought I was Having Sex With My Wife – Man Who Impregnated 13-Year-Old Daughter Nurses Who Filmed Rico Swavey’s Last Moments In Trouble Arsenal Reclaim Top Spot, Edge Liverpool In Five-Goal Thriller Platforms Africa reports quoting Sky Sports that this led to a breakdown in the referee and VAR communication systems. “Players from both sides…

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