January 20, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on NERC 2014-15 Winter Reliability Assessment The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) recently released finds that all assessment areas have enough capacity resources to meet normal winter peak electricity demand. However, NERC highlights lower levels of reserves (spare capacity) in specific regions under an extreme […]
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Professor Chinedu Nebo was Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka prior to his appointment as Minister of Power in February last year. He oversaw the privatisation of the sector last November, and has been under the spotlight in recent months, because consumers feel there is little progress in the sector, in terms of […]
– Wants minister to read the riot act to erring firms The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said it will ask the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to place an instant and precise end to gas flaring in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. NERC explained that the order had become necessary to […]
By Emeka Anuforo DISTURBED by allegations of financial crisis plaguing the electricity sector, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ( NERC) has commenced audit of the distribution companies ( Discos). The process, according to a deliable source, commenced with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company and the Benin Electricity Distribution Company. Relatedly, the Commission has appointed a […]
