The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has suspended the transfer of regulatory authority to state governments. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known on Friday while speaking at the 8th edition of the Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) conference in Abuja. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in April, transferred oversight of … Read more
THE Federal Government has set up mobile power substations in different parts of the country to boost the wheeling capacity of the transmission network. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said this on Friday, saying that the mobile substations were acquired under the Federal Government-Siemens deal. Inaugurating the mobile substations in Lagos and Birnin Kebbi, … Read more
THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the recent electricity tariff hike would create more difficulties for Nigerians. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, during a briefing in Abuja on Friday had said the recent increase in electricity tariff was a pilot phasing … Read more
THE Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has called on Nigerians to expect an increase in electricity tariffs. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known while speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. He said the recent increase in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for customers under the Band A … Read more
THE reason behind the nationwide decrease in electricity supply has been revealed by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. Adelabu attributed the drop in power supply to gas constraints faced by thermal generating companies. In a statement released on Friday by Bolaji Tunji, special adviser for strategic communication and media relations to the Minister of … Read more