The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and other stakeholders in the nation’s power sector yesterday rejected the continued federal government sole control of electricity matters in the country. The governors in a statement were reacting to Electricity Bill 2022 which was considered by the Senate Committee on Power at a public hearing held at the National […]
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<i>This newspaper learnt that since February 22, the Mainland Independent Power Project (IPP) that supplies electricity to the hospital has not supplied power.</sub> Relatives of patients and sanitation workers at the paediatric ward of the Lagos State University Teaching (LASUTH), Ikeja, have lamented lack of access to water. On Monday when a PREMIUM TIMES’s reporter […]
The Electricity Bill seeks to repeal the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, consolidate all legislations in Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and enact an omnibus Electricity Act for the industry. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has kicked against the Electricity bill being considered in the Senate. The NGF is particularly criticising a provision empowering the […]
Cape Town — Scientists have once again given humanity a stark and urgent warning about the impact of human activity on the planet and the conditions necessary for human survival. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report on February 28, 2022. The IPCC provides ‘policymakers with regular scientific assessments […]
Swakopmund — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region has been failing to meet the targeted annual requirements for new power-generation and transmission capacities for electricity. This observation was made by the deputy minister of energy Kornelia Shilunga in a speech read on her behalf during the opening of the Regional Energy Regulators Association of […]
Following Government’s decision to fire the whole of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Board of Directors in relation to the “poor handling of recruitment” of chief executive officer, Henry Kachaje, Times Group Managing Director, Leonnard Chikadya has tendered his resignation as the Board’s chairperson. A letter from Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Zanga-Zanga Chikhosi […]
UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the “unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming, “This report is a dire warning […]
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Namibia Pursues Energy Independence
Government is pursuing energy independence from a troubled Eskom and from the rest of its neighbouring countries in an effort to reduce the cost of electricity and thereby attract more meaningful investment. This is as Namibia spent about N$3 billion to import as much as 60% to 70% of its energy demand from the Southern […]
The company said the weekly power allocation to IBEDC network by TCN had dropped from 692.5 megawatts to 368.5 megawatts. The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says that the states under its franchise will experience prolonged power outage due to low weekly power allocation to its network by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). […]
Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian energy company listed on the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, said it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) from Exxon Mobil Corporation, Delaware (ExxonMobil). Completion of the Transaction is subject to ministerial consent and other required […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated electricity production at the controversial, multi-billion-euro Grand Renaissance dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday. Downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan view the project as a threat to their share of Nile waters. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is set to be the largest hydroelectric scheme in Africa but […]
The Federal Government has signed the Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme, IMAS, award grant agreement with eight indigenous Solar Mini-grid developers for the development of 23 mini-grids across eleven states of the federation. The deal which is expected to improve electricity supply to rural communities in the country will generate a 5.4-kilowatt peak to connect about […]
Poised to improve electricity supply to rural communities in the country, the federal government has signed Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS) award grant agreement with eight indigenous solar mini-grid developers for the development of 23 mini-grids across 11 States of the federation. The project is expected to generate a 5.4-kilowatt peak to connect about 27,600 […]
The High Court in Makhanda has dismissed Shell and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s application for leave to appeal a ruling that temporarily halted a seismic survey off the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape province. The interim interdict remains in place. Shell and the minister had applied for leave to appeal Judge […]
Harare — In a battle to ensure that they are paid what they are owed for providing services, the City of Tshwane – which includes Pretoria where President Cyril Ramaphosa’s offices are – has embarked on an aggressive revenue collecting campaign by disconnecting water and electricity to government departments, diplomatic missions and commercial properties. The […]
Lüderitz-based NovaNam will generate 317.000 kilowatts per month with their solar investment project where the company has embedded its sustainability strategy and invested about N$36 million in two photovoltaic solar projects, which is a success story in the renewable energy sector. The solar plant was installed by SolarSaver, a Namibian company, and will not only […]
Abuja — The federal government is ramping up the disbursement of the N140 billion solar intervention fund, a facility by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to close the huge energy gap, especially in Nigeria’s rural communities. In the last quarter of 2020, the CBN had introduced the fund that would offer obligors access to […]
FAMILIES in Matabeleland North who were affected by the construction of the new 400kv transmission line under the Hwange 7 and 8 expansion project are being relocated by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). Last week, 12 new homesteads were handed over to families affected by the project in the Epping Forest and Sawmills. Speaking at […]