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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NIGERIANS HAVE ONLY 2 HOURS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WEEKLY- SURVEY

 In the last one month, Nigerians across the country have experienced deteriorating power supply, especially in Lagos and Abuja.

According to a survey conducted by Vanguard about the recent drastic reduction in power supply, Nigerians receive only about two hours of electricity weekly on the average. Also, some regions have not had power for the past three consecutive weeks. 

Residents surveyed expressed their disappointment at the fact that the power situation has not improved despite the privatisation of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.

17-year-old boy found dead inside electricity transformer ‘he tried to vandalize’

A young man in Niger is said to have lost his life after being electrocuted by a transformer in the Kpakungu area of Minna, the state capital.
Residents discovered the corpse of the unidentified teenager, believed to be between 17-20 years of age, due to the stench the natural process of decomposition was causing.