Tag: National grid collapse
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Nigerians will shed tears If they see our investigation – EFCC boss discloses reason for constant national grid collapse
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has accused electricity companies awarded the projects to supply electrical equipment, of buying substandard goods for power operations, noting that this has been responsible for the frequent collapses of the national grid.
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It’s false – FG speaks on National grid collapsing again
The federal government has denied claims that the national grid operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) collapsed again on Friday, 8 November 2024,
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National grid collapse: Appointing Adelabu as Minister of power, a great disservice to Nigeria – HURIWA slams Tinubu
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the immediate removal of the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu while reacting to the latest collapse of the national grid which occurred on October 14 and 15, 2024.
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Nigeria boosts power generation to 14,000MW, yet on-grid peak stalls at 4,804MW
The Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), says Nigeria has successfully increased the power capacity of the national grid to approximately 14,000 MW from the previous 13,000 MW recorded a few years ago. Executive Secretary of APGC, Joy Ogaji, credited the boost to the recent addition of the $1.3 billion 700MW Zungeru hydroelectric plant in…
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Don’t pretend you care about the National Grid – Sowore to Atiku
The African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has chastised the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his comment on the national grid collapse. Newsmen reports that Nigeria’s power grid collapsed again on Wednesday, as it crashed from the 3,921.8 megawatts that was generated at 6 am to as low as 50MW around…
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Between 50MW and 4000MW electricity for 200m citizens after 6 decades?
The news of the continued collapse of Nigeria’s power grid no longer shock citizens. They have adjusted to life, having realised they need to do all they can to provide means necessary for their productivity. This is not peculiar to electricity; security, social infrastructure, and other means also suffer. It is a pitiable situation for…
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Minister blames vandals for latest collapse of electricity grid
The Federal Government has said the latest collapse of electricity grid was due to the sudden loss of about 400MW of generation, caused by vandalism on a transmission tower on the Odukpani — Ikot Ekpene 330kV double circuit transmission line. Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special…
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Nigeria thrown into darkness as national grid collapse for the 3rd time in less than a month
The grid had first collapsed on March 14 with the second collapse following on March 16