Power Supply
6 Apr
• CSO kicks, threatens to mobilise protest against • NERC orders AEDC to reimburse customers over arbitrary billing The Minister of Power, Dr. Adebayo Adelabu yesterday, said the Federal Government has spent about N2.9 trillion on electricity subsidy. He said the government is still subsidising 85 per cent of electricity supply in the country despite an…
23 Mar
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has reiterated the Federal Government’s plan to raise electricity generation from 3,500 Megawatts(MW) to 6,500MW within the next three to six months.
7 Mar
Stakeholders in the senior secondary education section have called for the inclusion of alternative sources of power supply in schools to enhance the smart school initiative.
21 Feb
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Akwa Ibom and Cross River chapters have said that epileptic power supply in Cross River is negatively impacting businesses in the state.
2 Feb
The Federal Government said it is working towards a consistent power supply for its citizens following a recent widespread blackout across Nigeria. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Friday. He attributed the main cause of poor power supply in the country to the low supply…
12 Jul 2023
A report by the World Bank, said businesses in Nigeria suffer a yearly loss of $29 billion as a result of unreliable power supply – a development that continues to cripple both private and public investments in the country.
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