The Randle substation was facilitated by former Surulere representative, Gbajabiamila. The substation is expected to boost electricity supply in Surulere. After the commissioning of the plant during the weekend, it is ready for operation. Eko Hot Blog reports that Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a total review of the 2024 budget, citing grave concerns over the nation’s deteriorating security situation, widespread poverty, food insecurity, and crumbling infrastructure. Editor’s Pick BREAKING: SSANU, NASU Begin Strike, Ground Varsities Black Market USD To Naira Exchange Rate … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that following the fire incident at the Dan Agundi Substation in Kano, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully reinstated power supply to certain affected areas. Earlier reports from this online media platform indicated that the fire damaged two 60MVA power transformers at the Kano transmission substation. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Bandits … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government says a stable and reliable power supply for all Lagosians is attainable as the present administration is making efforts to attain a 24/7 electricity supply in the state. The Special Adviser to the State Governor on Mineral Resources, Engr. Olowu Abiola, made the disclosure during a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has advised Nigeria on what to do to restore order in the Niger Republic. This online media platform recalls that some members of the presidential guards engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” carried out a coup attempt against Niger President, Mohamed Bazoum. EDITOR’S PICKS Massive … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has organised a stakeholders’ engagement in Alimosho Local Government Area in continuation of the state government’s efforts to ensure adequate power supply to Lagos residents through various interventions. The state government made the disclosure in a statement Sunday evening. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
LASUTH has been without power supply for five weeks. The situation has affected the hospital’s service delivery. The hospital has been forced to run its equipment on generators. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has appealed to the general public over the inconvenience caused by the lack of power … Read more
Lagos residents are currently experiencing water outage. The water corporation has confirmed that it is aware of the disruption. The agency blamed the problem on a technical fault at its major power supply plant. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has announced a major water disruption in the state. In a … Read more
The Lagos government partnered A4&T Power Solution and Ikeja Electric Plc on energy. The partnership led to the flag-off of the development of an interconnected Solar Mini Grid in Eredo, Epe Local Government. The project is expected to deliver two mega-watts of electricity and service five communities. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State … Read more
Abdulaziz said that TCN had energized the second 330KV Akangba-Ikeja West line… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored power supply to areas affected by the early morning explosion, which brought down its five 33KV Towers through the activities of vandals in the Isheri area of Lagos. … Read more
Lagos Government and Ikeja Electric have signed MoA on power supply. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ikeja Electric Plc, on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to boost power supply in the state. Under the agreement, EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government would be … Read more
Electricity generation in the country has decreased below 4,000 megawatts to 3,657MW as the output of the hydropower plants tumbled by more than a third. The latest data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator showed that the power plants on the national grid generated 3,657MW as of 6am on Sunday, down from 4156.7MW on … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has listed nine areas his administration would focus on during his remaining years in office. He listed those priority areas to include improvement of access to quality education, health care, power supply and poverty reduction. This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday, August 25 by the Special Adviser to the … Read more
The consistent power supply has been the bane of our society which has no doubt marred the development of the Country. Nigeria remains probably the only country in sub-Saharan Africa without the regular supply of power despite all measures put in place to re-engineer the power sector. The emergence of Coronavirus has actually exacerbated the … Read more
Ekohotblog understands that the Federal Government has set aside the sum of N61bn for the Nigeria Electrification Road map to be developed in partnership with Germany-based Siemens AG. The amount provisioned for the Presidential Power Initiative is one of the key expenditures captured in the 2020-2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework but was not included in the … Read more
The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman has revealed that Nigerians will start paying more on electricity supply as the Federal Government plans to boost power supply. According to Mamma, improvement in electricity supply necessitated the need to increase the electricity tariffs. Already, there is ongoing tariff reform in the power sector for the eleven power … Read more
The Federal Government has disclosed that it has perfected plans to obatain a fresh $3bn loan to facilitate the development of the power sector. The Federal Government seeks the loan from the World Bank. It could be however, recalled that humongous funds so far pumped into the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry without commensurate power supply, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday admitted that his administration has performed poorly in the power sector, saying that this called for more efforts by Electricity Distribution Companies to provide the needed resources and technical expertise. Buhari noted that the Federal Government would play its own part by improving the transmission of electricity. He spoke in … Read more