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ELECTRICITY
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the national grid has been completely restored following a partial disruption around 11:21 a.m. on Sunday.
The World Bank has announced that it has concluded plans to allocate $5 billion to bring electricity to 100 million people in Africa by the end of the decade (2030).
Experts in the electricity sector have emphasized that Nigeria might not be prepared to implement smart metering for all its electricity customers due to the absence of much-needed communications infrastructure.
The Chinese consortium, consisting of the China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC) and Sinohydro, has announced that the Zungeru hydropower project will generate an annual electricity output of 2.64 billion kWh.
Ghana is actively strategizing and implementing policies and initiatives to advance its power sector to achieve 100% universal energy access.
States across the country will need to develop their own electricity market based on the provisions of the 2023 Electricity Act that was passed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in June 2023.
President, Bola Tinubu, after his victory at the polls, set up the policy advisory council to give recommendations on how to stimulate the economy, among other functions.
According to a recent report by international organizations, 86 million Nigerians lack access to electricity, making Nigeria the country with the largest number of people without electricity access.
The National Union of Electricity Employees has been asked to prepare to withdraw services from Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
Shortly after taking the oath of office on Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised affordable electricity to all Nigerians.
Odion Omonfoman, the Managing Director/CEO of New Hampshire Capital Limited, has called on the Nigerian government to shift its approach to addressing the country's power sector challenges.
Oil and gas will play a long-term role in Africa's electricity mix and the focus should be on reducing emissions as opposed to cutting off energy access due to the source(s).