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Nigerian government approves sale of 11 power distribution firms

  • 2010-08-24 07:36:43
  • David Flin

The Nigerian government has announced the approval of steps for the sale of 11 power firms, in a bid to solve the power supply situation.

Nigeria begins discussions on IPP tariffs

  • 2010-08-23 07:19:23
  • David Flin

Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) has started consultations with IPPs to determine an appropriate level of tariff. This follows the Federal Government’s directive to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to review electricity subsidy to ensure that the tariffs reflect the cost of power supply.

Nigeria to resuscitate dams for electricity generation

  • 2010-08-06 06:04:07
  • David Flin

As part of its efforts to boost power supply in the country, the Nigerian Government has said that it is compiling studies of all the abandoned dams across the country in order to resuscitate them for electricity generation.

IDB and AfDB to support Nigerian power project

  • 2010-07-16 05:26:47
  • David Flin

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced that they will jointly be supporting the Mambilla Hyrdo Power Project in Nigeria.

Nigeria to privatise power by June 2011

  • 2010-07-05 05:32:08
  • David Flin

Nigeria is working at delivering a full-fledged private power sector by June 2011. The policy shift appears to be a key deliverable that the present government wants to have in place before the next election.

PHCN targets 6000 MW by end of 2010

  • 2010-06-21 05:52:00
  • David Flin

The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) reached a capacity of 3800 MW in June 2010, and is trying to achieve a capacity of 6000 MW by the end of 2010.

Investor fears block Zimbabwe power plans

  • 2010-06-11 15:23:14
  • Junior Isles

After being unable to attract funds from potential investors to build new power stations and upgrade existing units, Zimbabwe’s power expansion plans have failed to make any progress.

Nigeria to increase power tariff for bulk consumers

  • 2010-05-21 05:43:47
  • David Flin

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is to review the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) for electricity, particularly for bulk purchasers.

Eskom should be broken up

  • 2010-05-20 05:43:48
  • David Flin

The South African power utility Eskom should be broken up, according to Ian McRae, a former Chief Executive from 1985-1994 of Eskom.

Nigeria and USA to collaborate on IPPs

  • 2010-05-06 05:35:10
  • David Flin

Nigeria and the USA are in discussions over plans to collaborate on IPPs to increase Nigeria’s electricity generation capacity from its current level of 3700 MW to 10,000 MW by 2011.

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