The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has raised concerns about the increasing vandalism of transformers and…
Category: Rural Electrification
Osun Launches Obokun Feeder Line to Generate and Export Power
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced a major initiative to enhance the state’s electricity…
Edo State Launches 1-MW Solar Power Grid in Ohovbe Community
The Edo State Government has unveiled a new 1-megawatt solar power grid in the Ohovbe community…
IDBZ Board Approves Gutu’s 5MW Solar Power Generation Project
The Industrial Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) Board of Directors has approved the proposed 5 MW…
Nigeria’s Discos Generate N3.95 Trillion in Five Years
Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)…
Municipal Mismanagement Denies 8 Million Households Free Electricity in South Africa
South Africa’s Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has criticised municipal mismanagement for preventing millions of households from…
Botswana Electrification Efforts Progress with New Plans for Villages
As of the end of the eleventh National Development Plan (NDP 11), Botswana has successfully connected…
TCN Begins Repairs on Vandalised Bayelsa Power Lines
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has started repairing the Yenagoa-Ahoada-Owerri transmission lines damaged by vandals…
Ageing and Weak Infrastructure Blamed for Nigeria’s Power Woes
Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, attributed the country’s unreliable electricity supply to ageing and…
Nigeria’s VP Shettima Urges Boost in Rural Electrification Efforts
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for a significant increase in the Rural Electrification Agency’s (REA)…