Archives Tag: Electricity
The 23-Year-Old Solving Nigeria’s Electricity Problem
April 19, 2022
Nigeria abounds with young talented individuals. These individuals have what it takes to provide practical solutions to the problems facing the country. As a matter of fact, we can find them in various sectors including technology, entertainment, medicine, and agriculture. Read more about Videos However, what many of these individuals lack is a platform … Continue reading The 23-Year-Old Solving Nigeria’s Electricity Problem
Solar Panels: Generating Renewable Energy Electricity In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Nigeria faces the challenges of providing a reliable power supply, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and keeping energy affordable to Nigerians. The availability of electricity in Nigeria has worsened over the years and millions of Nigerians have to put up with noisy, smoky petrol-fuelled generators to power their lives. The country’s failure to provide adequate and reliable … Continue reading Solar Panels: Generating Renewable Energy Electricity In Nigeria
App Of The Week: Buypower
April 19, 2022
Buypower is an app that enables a digitised system for paying utility bills online. With the app, users can seamlessly pay their bills and avoid waiting in long queues. Buypower serves both prepaid and postpaid users, providing them with tokens and receipts respectively. Read more about App of the week Launched in Abuja, the … Continue reading App Of The Week: Buypower
Schneider Electric Introduces Solutions To Solve Nigeria’s Power Problems
April 19, 2022
In order to save Nigerians the stress of power disturbances and economic loss due to power problems, renowned electrical firm, Schneider Electric, has introduced smart power solutions that can easily adapt to the Nigerian environment. The motive behind the initiative is the resolve to mitigate the cost of power disturbances which is estimated at $29 … Continue reading Schneider Electric Introduces Solutions To Solve Nigeria’s Power Problems
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Brands We Love: Solynta Energy
April 19, 2022
Nigeria has a huge power supply gap. About 60 percent of its 200 million people do not have access to electricity. And most who are connected to the national grid only get limited electricity at the best of times. This situation persists partly because the country’s power infrastructure hasn’t kept up with population growth. Demand … Continue reading Brands We Love: Solynta Energy
Websites We Love: Paynergy
April 19, 2022
If there’s any sector that needs an intervention in Nigeria, it is the power sector. Electricity has been a major cause for concern for many years, especially when it comes to its availability and the billing system used to regulate it. Coupled with the outrageous bills, prepaid electricity metres which were introduced in 2006 as … Continue reading Websites We Love: Paynergy
Websites We Love: Buypower.ng
April 19, 2022
Electricity is one utility that most can’t do without. Yet, paying electricity bills in Nigeria comes with a lot of hurdles that make the process altogether difficult. For one thing, people have to visit the nearest distribution companies to pay their bills or buy electricity tokens in spite of busy schedules. Read more about Websites … Continue reading Websites We Love: Buypower.ng
When Electricity Generation Began in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Perhaps we can try to imagine the conditions before the lights were turned on in Nigeria. After all, we still have to deal with power outages, and businesses constantly need to supplement on-grid power with electricity from alternative sources. But a world without either on-grid or off-grid electricity is hard to picture for most of … Continue reading When Electricity Generation Began in Nigeria
TellCo Europe Nigeria Plans To Electrify The Nation
April 19, 2022
TellCo Europe Nigeria has declared its plan to introduce the TellCoSol Off-Grid Solar Power System, a technology with the purpose of providing electricity for the whole country. There will be an official unveiling of TellCo Europe Nigeria coupled with the inauguration of Off-Grid Solar Power Solutions for MSMEs in Nigeria with the theme Climate Opportunities … Continue reading TellCo Europe Nigeria Plans To Electrify The Nation
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Federal Government Plans to Increase Nigeria’s Power Supply by 1,459 MW from 20 Plants
April 19, 2022
The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that the nation’s power generation could be getting a significant boost, starting from the end of 2017, when power projects currently in the works begin to come on stream. About 1,459 MW should be added to the national grid from 20 plants located in various parts of the … Continue reading Federal Government Plans to Increase Nigeria’s Power Supply by 1,459 MW from 20 Plants
South Korean Firm to Build 550 Megawatt Power Plant in Cross River State
April 19, 2022
A gas-fired power station with the potential to supply 550 megawatts of electricity is on the cards for Cross River State. The South Korean firm, Kingline Integrated Power Development Limited, plans to build a power generating facility in the southern state, which upon completion, could go some way to reducing the immense energy supply gap the … Continue reading South Korean Firm to Build 550 Megawatt Power Plant in Cross River State
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Oct 31st 2016
April 19, 2022
1. To ensure that manufacturers get the required FOREX for their businesses, the Central Bank of Nigeria will sell $500 million to banks. 2. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has urged women to take advantage of the 62% of ₦220 billion MSME funds set out by the CBN. 3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Oct 31st 2016
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Federal Government to Provide $273 Million Guarantee for 14 New Solar Power Projects
April 19, 2022
The Federal Government has disclosed that up to $273 million will be provided to guarantee the Power Purchase Agreements it recently signed for the 14 new solar power projects. The agreements were signed by the government-sanctioned power sector regulator, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading plc (NBET). Information concerning the agreement was provided by the … Continue reading Federal Government to Provide $273 Million Guarantee for 14 New Solar Power Projects
Electricity Grid Collapse Plunges Four States into Total Darkness
April 19, 2022
In what appears to be a new episode in the series of prolonged and wide-scale power outages experienced by Nigerians in recent times, the Port Harcourt Electricity has informed its customers in four states that the national grid has again collapsed. The effect, as explained by the PHED, is that the four states which it … Continue reading Electricity Grid Collapse Plunges Four States into Total Darkness
FCMB Commits $400m to Power Sector
April 19, 2022
Mr. Tolu Osinibi, Executive Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Capital Market Limited, has announced the bank’s plan to spend about $400 million to Nigeria’s power sector financing. The ED made the announcement while speaking at the Power Investors’ Summit Nigeria held in Lagos last weekend. He added that the FCMB Group is also … Continue reading FCMB Commits $400m to Power Sector
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