Tag: Adebayo Adelabu

Nigeria Lacks Infrastructure, Automated System To Halt Frequent Grid Collapse – Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s power sector is lacking critical infrastructure and automated system that has left its grid system outrightly fragile. This according to the Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, has been the major causes of frequent grid collapse. Adelabu, revealed this in an interview disclosing that the power industry lacks backup system a crucial element present in other countries with contingency plans but lacking in Nigeria. He emphasizes the need for a backup grid to enhance the country’s power infrastructure resilience, pointing out its absence as a major factor in the recurrent disruptions.…

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Power Minister Eyes 20,000 MW Generation Capacity In 3 Years

ADEOLA YUSUF

Thoughts, Time, and Target – Scanning Through Adelabu’s Mind: Word-for-word of what the minister, who blatantly declared ” I have limited time to use in power sector,” wants Nigerians, stakeholders to expect   Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has set ambitious goals to hike Nigeria’s power generation capacity to at least 20,000 megawatts (MW) within the next three years. The capacity, according to the latest figures, stands at 12,522 MW, Platforms Africa reports. Adelabu, who made this known while delivering his opening address on Day 1 at Nigeria Energy…

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National Grid Collapses, Plunges Nigeria Into Total Blackout

ADEOLA YUSUF

For Adebayo Adelabu, the new minister of power, the system failure, which occured around 12: 30 am, was his baptism of fire   The Nigeria’s electricity transmission system known as national grid on Thursday suffered a total collapse, plunging the entire country into a blackout Platforms Africa reports that the collapse, which occurwd around 12: 30 am, is the first after Adebayo Adelabu was sworn in as a minister of power. READ ALSO: The Big CoverUp: Full Story of How N8 Trillion ‘Disappeared’ From CBN Vaults Nigeria-Bound Goods To Be…

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