June 30, 2025ConcessionDistributionDocumentaryEnergy TransitionFinanceGenerationGreen FinanceImpactInterviewNewsPowerSolarSpecial ProjectTransmission

Float DisCos on stock market, end World Bank-loan guarantees for power sector – Damcida tells FG

Mallam Ahmad Damcida, CEO/Managing Director of Energy Culture, during a Q&A session with Advisors Reports, evaluates the Federal Government’s current approach to financing the power sector, offers bold reforms for DisCos, and calls for accountability in the use of multilateral…

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June 11, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionGenerationNewsPowerRenewablesSolarTransmission

Lagos govt. activates LASERC Order No. 001/2025 slams N20m fine on unlicensed electricity operators 

… vows additional N20,000 daily for continued non-compliance Oredola Adeola The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has activated Order No. LASERC ORDER/001/2025, prohibiting all individuals and entities from undertaking electricity-regulated activities within Lagos State without a valid license or…

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June 11, 2025AdvertorialDistributionGenerationImpactNewsPowerTransmission

Fix the base: Why Nigeria’s power sector reform must begin with distribution

by Ibubelem  Ikiroma If Nigeria is to achieve a sustainable, efficient, and investor-friendly electric power sector driven by private participation, reform efforts must start at the very base of the industry, electricity distribution. Given the sector’s pyramid-like structure—Distribution at the…

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May 24, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionGenerationGreen FinanceNewsPowerRenewablesSustainabilityTransmission

Saki community set to enjoy 22hrs daily power supply with new 10MW solar hybrid project

…2MW first phase set for completion before Dec. 2025 with supply at ≤N200/kWh   Oredola Adeola Saki, a community in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State with over 4,000 homes, is set to enjoy a minimum of 22 hours of…

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May 21, 2025ConcessionDistributionEnergy TransitionGenerationNewsPowerSustainabilityTechnologyTransmission

Adelabu blames DisCos for power sector setback, seeks NASS’ support to sanction underperformers

    … says Northern DisCos remit just 30% in Q4/24, Abuja DisCo covers 85% of payment …  Eko, Ikeja DisCos power Southern remittance with 70% share Oredola Adeola Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has blamed DisCos for failing…

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May 21, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionGenerationNewsPowerTransmission

Sanwo-Olu swears in Odubiyi, 4 others as pioneers of Lagos Electricity Regulatory Commission

Oredola Adeola Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn in Engr. Abimbola Odubiyi as Chairman/Non-Executive Member, along with four other members, of the newly constituted Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC). This was the highlight of the swearing-in of…

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FG approves revival of Ikere Gorge Hydropower plant, construction of new substation for Oyo State

… mandates Siemens/PPI to upgrade Ayede substation, build new 330kV Asejire station within 24 months Oredola Adeola   Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, made this known in a statement obtained by…

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May 7, 2025DistributionNewsTransmission

TCN completes repair of Ikeja-West/Osogbo 330kV line after 32 days

  … restores 165MW supply to Ikeja, Eko, Ibadan DisCos   Oredola Adeola The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has completed repairs and restored normal operations on the Ikeja-West/Osogbo 330kV transmission line, 32 days after the power infrastructure was damaged…

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Ageing workforce: Adelabu approves training of 1,200 electrical engineers over next 10 years

… prioritizes local contractors under ‘Nigeria First’ policy Oredola Adeola The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has directed the training of at least 1,200 electrical engineers over the next decade and emphasized the prioritization of local contractors in line…

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May 5, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionFinanceGasGenerationNewsPowerTransmission

Tinubu to clear N4 trn GenCos debt within six months — Adelabu

… Minister mulls electricity subsidy removal, urges Nigerians to embrace cost-reflective tariffs Oredola Adeola President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to address the N4 trillion debt owed to the Generating Companies of Nigeria (GenCos), with payment of the outstanding balance…

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