Senegal Joins Oil-Producing Countries, Begins Production
Senegal has achieved a historic milestone by officially commencing oil production, thereby joining the ranks of oil-producing countries in West…
Category: Energy
Ghana Faces Three-Week Power Interruption Due to Reduced Gas Supply from Nigeria
Ghana’s state-owned electricity company, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has announced a three-week power interruption due to reduced gas…
Court Stops DisCos, NERC From Hiking Electricity Tariff
A high court in Lagos has issued an interim order preventing ten electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and the Nigerian Electricity…
Germany to Scrap Gas Storage Fee for Neighboring Countries
Germany is removing a fee it charged neighboring countries for accessing its natural gas reserves. This levy, implemented during the…
EU agrees to quit energy investment treaty over climate concerns
The European Union (EU) has unanimously decided to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), a move driven by concerns…
TotalEnergies Snubs Nigeria Again, Invests $600 Million in Congo’s Oil Industry
French oil giant TotalEnergies has passed over Nigeria for a second time, opting to invest $600 million in the Republic…
Electricity: Most DisCos are technically insolvent— NERC
During the 8th Africa Energy Market Place 2024 in Abuja, the Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Engr.…
GoSolr to enhance solar-generation capacity in South Africa
GoSolr, a South African company, plans to increase its solar-generation capacity to 500 megawatts in the next four years, up…
Tariff increase to worsen economic instability — private sector
The Organised Private Sector (OPSN), composed of prominent Business Membership Organisations (BMOs), has raised alarm over the recent surge in…
FG Clarifies Recent Electricity Tariff Hike
The Nigerian government has explained that the recent increase in electricity tariffs mainly affects a small, affluent portion of the…
FG begs electricity union to avoid strike
The Federal Government has urged members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) not to go on strike in…
FG targets 6,000 megawatts of electricity in 6 months
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has provided assurance that the country is set to generate 6,000 megawatts (MW) of…
20hrs Supply: DisCos post 37 apologies to Band A customers In 1 week
Following the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) recent increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers, electricity distribution companies (DisCos)…
Government expects 1.5trn savings, more meters with electricity tariff hike
The Federal Government has announced that it expects to save a significant amount of money this year following the recent…
Tariff Hike: NSE seeks stiff sanctions for defaulting DISCOs
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged for strict penalties on electricity distribution companies (DisCos) that fail to provide…
Testing begins on 700 megawatts zungeru hydroelectric power plant
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of testing on the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in Niger…
Power outages hit Abuja, Lagos, and Nasarawa communities
Several communities in Abuja, Lagos, and Nasarawa are currently experiencing power outages as a result of technical glitches affecting transmission…
NERC announces tariff hike impacting over 1.9 million consumers
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that a total of 1,974,385 electricity consumers will be affected by its…
Electricity tariff hike looms as FG raises gas price
The Federal Government has announced an increase in the price of natural gas for power generation companies, signaling a potential…
Nigeria boosts power grid with new equipment
FGN Power Company, responsible for executing the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) in Nigeria, has received 10 transformers and 10 Mobile…
Kaduna DisCo warns customers over unpaid bills
The management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has clarified misconceptions surrounding the payment for electricity consumed during Ramadan by residents…
Ghana’s Parliament Faces Power Cut Over Unpaid Debt
Ghana’s state-run electricity provider, ECG, took the drastic step of briefly cutting off power to the parliament building, aiming to…
Power Outages Affect 14 Communities in Ogun State
Over 14 communities in Ogun State are grappling with power outages attributed to technical faults in power installations, according to…
NNPC Adresses Concerns on Fuel Scarcity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has addressed concerns regarding long queues at filling stations in parts of Lagos,…
BAT (Nigeria) Unveils Solar Panel System
Today, British American Tobacco (BAT) (Nigeria) Limited will inaugurate a 1.4MWP grid-tied solar panel system at its Ibadan factory, marking…
Ghana Cabinet Withdraws 15% VAT on Electricity
The Ghanaian Cabinet has decided to retract the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity in response to widespread public…
FG Explores Green Hydrogen Opportunities for Cleaner Energy Transition
The Federal Government has embarked on exploring opportunities in green hydrogen as part of its efforts to transition from fossil…
NNPC Engages South Korea for Gas Projects
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has initiated discussions with a South Korean consortium led by Daewoo E &…
Weza Power to Revolutionize Electricity Distribution in Burundi
Announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, a groundbreaking initiative will bring grid power to nearly 70% of Burundi’s…