Category: Energy and Power
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Gas explosion: Community leader attributes incident to NGC negligence
A community leader has attributed the massive gas explosion that rocked some communities in parts of Delta state early hours of today to negligence on the part of the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC). TheNewsGuru reports some communities surrounding the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) were thrown into pandemonium…
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Breaking: Panic as massive gas explosion rocks Delta state communities
Some communities surrounding the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) were thrown into pandemonium early hours of today after a massive gas pipeline explosion rocked the area. Eyewitnesses told TheNewsGuru on the phone that the explosion occurred in the river that runs through Ubeji, Egbokodo, Ugbokodo, Jeddo, Ughoton and…
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NNPC restores Escravos-Lagos pipeline, resumes gas supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline (ELP), which got burnt by a fire, had been restored. A statement in Abuja by the NNPC spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, said that gas supply to customers on the line, including power generating companies, had resumed. A section of the ELP at Abakila…
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FG, Stakeholders inaugurate committee on long-term solution to fuel scarcity
The Federal Government and critical stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas sector on Tuesday inaugurated a committee saddled with the responsibility of finding long-term solutions to petrol scarcity in the country. The Minister of State, Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, made this known to newsmen after a closed door meeting involving government officials, labour leaders…
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TCN records new national transmission peak of 5,222 MW
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday disclosed that it recorded new national peak with the transmission of 5,222.3 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity into the national grid on Dec. 18. TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement in Abuja that the achievement was the highest ever recorded in…
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Cross River secures license for 528MW floating power plant
The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday granted the Cross River State Government a power generation license for the construction of a 528MW floating power plant in the state. The license was handed over to a delegation from Cross River led by the state governor, Professor Ben Ayade in a brief ceremony at the Commission’s…
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Osinbajo inaugurates 300m litres capacity tank farm in Ogun
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday installed a 300 million-litre ultra-modern Tank Farm in Ogun, saying with the development, Nigeria was on the right track. During the inauguration of the facility, located in Ibefun, Odogbolu Local Government Area of the state, Osinbajo said that jobs would be created with the development. Osinbajo recalled that a…
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FG to increase power supply by 1,129 mega watts in 2018
The Federal Government on Monday announced that when some power generation projects were completed by 2018, they could generate additional 1,129 Mega Watts to the current 7,000 Mega Watts in the country. The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this at the 22nd monthly meeting of stakeholders in the power sector…
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FG, Qua Iboe Power Plant sign $1.1bn power purchase agreement
The Qua Iboe Power Plant Ltd (QIPP) and the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) on Thursday signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to construct a 540 Mega Watts gas-fired power plant in the country. The plant, expected to be located in the Akwa Ibom, is expected to cost 1.1 billion dollars. The QIPP, NBET,…
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Proton Energy flags-off 150MW worth $250m power generation plant in Delta
Power generation in the country would soon received an additional 150 megawatts increased as Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Thursday performed the ground-breaking ceremony of a new power plant worth about $250 million by a private power firm, Proton Energy Limited. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Sapele area of…