Nigeria’s Electricity Market Faces ₦151.30 Billion Deficit in 2023

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported a total deficit of ₦151.30 billion in Nigeria’s…

Russia’s Air Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid Violate Humanitarian Law

A UN monitoring body announced on Thursday, September 19, 2024, that Russia’s air strikes on Ukraine’s…

Suspected Vandal Electrocuted While Stealing Wire from Damaturu Substation

A suspected vandal was electrocuted while attempting to steal a live wire from a transformer substation…

Catholic Sisters in Zimbabwe Built Off-Grid Infrastructure

Catholic sisters in Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, Bulawayo, have built off-grid infrastructure to power their operations. Zimbabwe…

Ghana Hands Over GH¢6.3m SCADA Centre to Eastern Region ECG

The Ghana Ministry of Energy has handed over a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisi­tion (SCADA) Centre…

Benin DisCo Alerts Customers Over Transformer Vandalism Surge in Ekiti State

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has raised concerns about the increasing vandalism of transformers and…

Nigerian Electricity Tariffs: What We Pay versus What We Get

Goerge Orwell’s famous quote says all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.…

Eskom Marks 150 Days Without Load-Shedding in South Africa

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. announced that South Africa has gone 150 days without planned power outages.…

Federal Government Settles N205bn of N1.3tn Debt to GenCos

The federal government announced that it had offset N205 billion of the N1.3 trillion debt owed…

Algeria to Provide Immediate Fuel Assistance to Lebanon Amid Electricity Crisis

In a move to alleviate Lebanon’s severe electricity shortage, Algeria has pledged to “immediately” supply fuel…