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electricity

October 8, 2021

We’ll provide solar-powered electricity to five million Nigerians by 2023: Osinbajo

Buhari’s regime says it has inaugurated several sites in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria to actualise its promise of electrifying five million homes with solar energy by 2023.

Osinbajo and Lantern
September 14, 2021

Epileptic Power Supply: Nigeria to partner Egypt on electricity generation

Nigeria’s minister of power pleaded with the Egyptian ambassador to help resolve the country’s electricity quagmire.

Abubakar Aliyu and Ihab Awad
July 28, 2021

Nationwide outage as national grid collapses again

Electricity distribution companies have been messaging their customers to explain the cause of extended power outage as collapse of power grid.

Lantern light and Powergrid used to illustrate the story
June 13, 2021

Expert calls for review of power privatisation agreement amid poor service

“If you move around Abuja and other cities in the country, it is usually enveloped in darkness, this is not a good picture.

Lantern
April 23, 2021

Electricity: Businesses in Nigeria lose $29 billion yearly

In February, the bank approved $500 million to support Nigeria in improving its power supply through a large-scale metering programme.

Electricity power line
February 25, 2021

Ethiopia restores electricity to restive Tigray

Electricity was partially restored to Tigray’s regional capital.

November 11, 2020

Don’t accept meters without our seal, NEMSA warns Nigerians

The NEMSA boss said any meter without its seal should be deemed as fake.

NEMSA Staff
October 31, 2020

Faulty substation transformer responsible for Abuja blackouts: AEDC

TCN said some clearing issues at the Lagos port delayed installation of a new transformer.

Electricity-Distribution
October 29, 2020
Electricity-Distribution
October 27, 2020

60% of electricity consumers still on estimated billing: NERC

The regulatory agency said

the huge metering gap for end-use customers remained a key

challenge in the industry.

Electricity-Distribution