Federal Government Reduces 2014 Power Supply Target To 5,000MW

There had been a pending target of 4,500MW for June this year which never came to fruition and a projection to supply 6,000MW by December 2014.

But speaking in an inter-ministerial press briefing in Abuja the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Madueke, noted that “had there been sufficient gas supply, the current generation capacity would have crossed the 6,000mega watts target today.”

Also at the briefing were the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emiefele; Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi.

She explained that collectively the ministries and agencies were working to find a lasting solution to the challenge.

PHOTOS: PHCN Official Electrocuted In Front Of Army Barracks,Onitsha

 A PHCN staff was electrocuted right in front of the barracks in Onitsha on Saturday July 12,2014. He was to fix a fault on a high tension pole and he was not wearing hand gloves or any protective gear. His colleagues wanted to put off the flow of electricity but he refused. He went up the pole with life current and didnt make it down alive. 

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Understanding Electricity Tariffs Paid By Consumers

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has put into operation a Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, for the determination of the cost of electricity sold by distribution/retail companies for the period 1 June 2012 to 31 May 2017.

There is a specific tariff for each of the 11 electricity distribution companies, discos. The tariff covers each year of the five-year period, namely, 1 June 2012 to 31 May 2013, 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014, 1 June 2014 to 31 May 2015, 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2016 and 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2017.
The charges are in two parts, there is a fixed monthly charge and there is a charge for electricity consumption, the energy charge.

GEJ Issues Six- Months Ultimatum On Stable Power

 

President Goodluck Jonathan has issued an explicit ultimatum to managers of Nigeria’s electricity sector, especially the Ministry of Power to as a matter of urgency ensure that the electricity generated is effectively transmitted and distributed across Nigeria within the next six months.

Currently, Nigeria has a total installed generation capacity of 6,976.40 megawatts (MW) with expectations of upward expansion from the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs).

However, the country often transmits less than 4,000MW, leaving most consumers in towns and cities nationwide in darkness for long hours.