… begins work to recover 225MW Gbarain plant in Bayelsa Oredola Adeola The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has successfully restored additional 450MW of generation capacity to the national grid following the completion of scheduled maintenance on the…
NERC reviewing regulations to allow private investment in national grid – Adelabu, Power Minister … World Bank, JICA derisk Nigeria’s renewable energy programmes with over $940 million Oredola Adeola The Federal Government has introduced a willing-buyer mechanism for…
… directs Ministry of Energy to fast-track implementation Oredola Adeola Senator Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, has signed the Osun State Electricity Market Regulatory Bill 2025 into law, marking a key step towards the subnational management and…
… expect improved gas supply for power sector – Ekpo Adeshewa Precious The approval was granted at the NEC meeting of December 3, 2025, and confirmed in a statement by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt.…
… rejects DisCos’ technical excuses for paid-for but uninstalled meters … reveals more than 350,000 pre-paid meters not migrated new STS standard Oredola Adeola The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a stern warning to all eleven DisCos…
… says DisCos’ 2028 licence renewal to depend on minimum capital Oredola Adeola Chief Bayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has disclosed that the balance sheets of all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria are currently negative, making them incapable of…
…dedicates award to Nigerians Dr. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has been recognised as the Public Sector CEO of the Year at the Nigerian NewsDirect 15th Anniversary and Award Ceremony. The recognition was one of…
… transfers infrastructure to NCDMB Oredola Adeola The NNPC/Seplat Joint Venture commissioned and formally handed over a fully integrated Power System and Underground Cabling Project to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) at the Nigerian Oil…
by Ibrahim Sani Shawai In recent days, several comments have circulated about the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the nomination of Engr. Abdullahi Ramat Garba as its incoming Chairman. Some statements paint an unnecessarily gloomy picture of the sector…
… project to prioritise Iseyin, Oke Ogun communities Oredola Adeola The Ministry of Power has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Messrs Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria Limited for the development of the 6-megawatt Ikere Gorge Hydropower Project in Iseyin,…
