Electricity

  • Ukraine announced on Friday “unprecedented” power cuts affecting a total of four million people, especially in the Kyiv region, as Ukrainian energy facilities have been heavily damaged by numerous Russian strikes in recent weeks. “In many cities and districts of our country, power cuts have been introduced to stabilise the situation,” President Zelenskyy said in…

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  • Nigeria is undergoing economic recession. But despite the inspiring short and long-term economic forecasts, the nation has a number of power supply challenges, many of which can be solved with renewable energy. First among the sustainable energy options is hydropower. However, the major problem with hydropower and similar large, capital intensive power projects is its…

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  • Nigerian govt to offer free electricity for 3 months

    The Federal Government of Nigeria would have to pay electricity suppliers an estimated ₦120billion to provide Nigerians free electricity for two months, media reports confirm. According to data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), during the third quarter of 2019, a total invoice of ₦179.66billion was issued to the eleven (11) DisCos for energy…

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