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Climate Change Arctic Ice Endangered By Russian Gas Blaze

Climate Change: Arctic Ice Endangered By Russian Gas Blaze

August 26, 2022 6:39 am

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has it that Russia is burning off significant amounts of natural gas as the cost of electricity in Europe soars.

According to experts, the gas would have initially been shipped to Germany.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the facility, which is close to the Finnish border, burns about $10 million (£8.4 million) worth of gas per day.

Scientists are also worried that soot from the burn will impact Arctic ice.

4.34 million cubic meters of gas are consumed by the flare on a daily basis, according to Rystad …

Power Generation Falls To 43mw Due To Strike – Buhari's Govt

How Strike Crashed Power Generation To 43mw – Buhari’s Govt

August 22, 2022 3:40 am
Data received from the Federal Ministry of Power on Sunday indicated that the last one-day strike employees of the Transmission Company of Nigeria embarked over the nonpayment of benefits forced Nigeria’s energy production to plummet from a high of 4,829.5 megawatts to as low as 43MW.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the country’s electrical grid was shut down last Wednesday by electricity company employees working under the National Union of Electricity Employees, leaving companies and other power users in the complete darkness
They had embarked on a strike in opposition to a requirement for senior managers to attend
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Electricity Generation In Nigeria Crumbles To 503MW

Electricity Generation In Nigeria Crumbles To 503MW

August 17, 2022 4:14 am
The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies and the National Union of Electricity Employees suspended the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s nationwide operations on Tuesday, culminating in a 502.7 megawatt reduction in Nigeria’s power production.
Power generation was seen on the national grid reported an off-peak of 2,551.7MW on Monday and rose to a maximum of 4,688.6MW the same day, however, this dropped to 4,185.9MW as at 6 am on Tuesday.
Tuesday also saw protesting by members of NUEE and SSAEAC at TCN offices around the country, which resulted in a standstill in operation and a warning to commence
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UCH Cancels ₦1,000 Daily Electricity Bill For Patients After Backlash

UCH Cancels ₦1,000 Daily Electricity Bill For Patients After Backlash

July 11, 2022 9:52 am

The University College Hospital, Ibadan has openly announced that it has withdrawn its controversial memo which had mandated some of the patients who were using the health facility to pay a sum of ₦1,000 per day for electricity bills.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that an internal memo, had mandated that each of the patient using the facility is to pay ₦1,000 on a daily basis. The management of the tertiary health institution said that it took the decision due to erratic supply of electricity in the facility.

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It claimed …

FG Orders DisCos To Resume Free Metre Distribution

Power: FG Orders DisCos To Resume Free Metre Distribution

June 20, 2022 6:35 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has given instructions to electricity distribution companies to resume the Metre Assets Providers programme, recently slowed down by the National Mass Metering Programme.

Although the DisCos’ MAP has been in place for some time, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s NMMP initiative was launched in 2020 to address the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry’s (NESI) large metering gap.

FG’s NMMP intervention in Phase 0 covered almost 800,000 households, whilst the MAP had barely reached 400, 000 houses by 2020.

Garuba Sanusi, Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, announced last week that Phase 1 of the Federal Government’s …

Buhari's Govt Explains Recent Drop In Electricity Generation

Buhari’s Govt Explains Recent Drop In Electricity Generation

June 5, 2022 4:34 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has confirmed the dip in electricity generation in most parts of the country while explaining what he believes were the reasons behind it.

The situation affects some states in Nigeria as generation dipped to below 1,940MW from 3,647MW recorded earlier in the week.

In a statement on Saturday, Aliyu explained that the cause was the partial shutdown of the Oben gas plant.

This is to address the repair of critical gas processing equipment, his spokesman Isa Sanusi noted.

The government said the incident occurred when other power plants on other gas sources were undergoing …

NERC Confirms Removal Of Electricity Subsidy

NERC Confirms Removal Of Electricity Subsidy

March 18, 2022 5:50 am

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday has confirmed the removal of electricity subsidies by the Federal Government indicating that the citizens would now bear the full cost going forward.

While addressing a news conference in Abuja on Friday morning, the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Sanusi Garba, revealed that the review was conducted in line with multi-year tariff order that mandates that electricity tariff be reviewed every six months.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the NERC’s confirmation is coming at a time the nation continues to confront an energy crisis amid petrol queues, rising diesel costs …

Saudi Arabia’s First Wind Farm Begins Electricity Production

Saudi Arabia’s First Wind Farm Begins Electricity Production

August 9, 2021 2:38 am

Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm has been connected to the grid and began producing carbon-free electricity, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

The region’s largest wind farm identified as Dumat al-Jandal is made up of at least 99 wind turbines, each with the capacity to generate electricity for up to 70,000 homes in the kingdom, Saudi Arabia-based Al Arabiya reported.

The 400-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind power project is being developed by a group led by EDF Renewables and Masdar, two of the world’s leading renewable energy companies.

The project has created more than 600 jobs during the construction phase …

FG Commences ₦140bn Solar Rollout For 25M Nigerians

FG Commences ₦140bn Solar Rollout For 25M Nigerians

April 12, 2021 4:33 am

The federal government of Nigeria has commenced the implementation of its plan to deliver electricity through solar energy, to no fewer than 25 million Nigerians whose communities are currently not captured on the national power grid.

Speaking during an event to mark the commencement of the programme in Jangefe, Roni Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, reiterated the determination of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to give more Nigerians access to cheap and environmentally friendly renewable power.

Osinbajo the Solar Power Naija programme would continue across the six geopolitical zones in six states, namely, Edo, …

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that

Approximately 10m Electricity Consumers Not Metered

November 10, 2020 7:08 am

Notwithstanding the release of 497 billion by the Federal Government to close the metering gap in the country,  Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that about 10,477,856 registered electricity customers  have not been metered as at the end of the first quarter of 2020.

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The commission, in its report, noted that only 4,231,940 (40.39 per cent) have been metered,  indicating that  about 59.61 per cent of the registered electricity customers are still on estimated billing which has contributed to customer apathy towards payment of electricity bills.

In comparison …

Free Meter Distribution Begins In Kano, Kaduna, Lagos Today

Free Meter Distribution Begins In Kano, Kaduna, Lagos Today

October 29, 2020 9:41 pm

The free distribution of electricity meters to Nigerians will commence today (Friday) with the simultaneous inauguration of the scheme in Kano, Kaduna, Eko and Ikeja electricity distribution companies’ franchise areas.

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A source in the Presidency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday.

According to him, the free distribution of meters is in fulfilment of the promise of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ensure mass metering in the country and in the process …

No Nigerian Will Be Mandated To Take COVID Vaccines – FG

Borrowing To Subsidise Electricity Grossly Irresponsible – FG

September 7, 2020 4:45 pm

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says it will be “grossly irresponsible” to borrow to subsidise electricity tariff amid the economic crunch caused by the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He also said no provision was made for fuel subsidy in the Revised 2020 Budget, noting that about N1.7trn has been spent on tariff shortfalls to support the electricity sector since its privatisation.

The President, who spoke on Monday during his second-term First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat in Abuja, noted that under the new arrangement, only customers who get electricity for 12 hours and above per day …

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