The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Khalil Suleiman Halilu, said Nigeria spent over N400bn importing solar products in 2025. Halilu, who disclosed this, decried this nation’s dependence on importation, adding that more than N200bn has been spent so far in 2026. He noted that beyond reducing importation […]

The African Industries Group says it plans to establish the largest solar-powered industrial steel project in sub-Saharan Africa after a landmark allocation of 500 hectares of land by the Niger State Government, The Guardian reports. Chairman of the group, Raj Gupta, made the disclosure over the weekend in Abuja, at the groundbreaking and handover ceremony […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says electricity distribution companies (DisCos) lost about N310bn in the first quarter of 2026 due to unbilled energy and poor revenue collection. This was revealed in a commercial performance factsheet released by the Commission. According to the report, despite receiving electricity worth over N907bn during the period, the 11 […]

Oil prices have continued their downward trend on Thursday following the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran to end hostilities in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to Oilprice.com, Brent crude, the global benchmark, dropped from $83 per barrel on Monday to $75 per barrel on […]

TranESS has introduced a new energy storage solution to help commercial and industrial solar power users. This is part of its efforts to expand battery storage options. The company unveiled the DYQUE 125kW/241kWh commercial and industrial energy storage system at its commercial and industrial channel launch event held in Lagos on Thursday. Those present at […]

The Federal Government says it plans to strengthen healthcare delivery in the country by ensuring reliable power supply to over 35,000 health facilities through the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative (NPHI). According to The Punch, the government promised to deliver a 30 per cent uninterrupted power supply to tertiary health facilities nationwide by the end […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has revealed that vandals destroyed 14 spans of its 132-kilovolt high-voltage transmission line in the Lambata axis of Gurara Local Government Area of Niger state. The General Manager, Transmission, Abuja Region of TCN, Musa Shuaibu, who disclosed this at a security and community engagement meeting held in Lambata on […]

Nigeria’s gas production rose to 7.93 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in May 2026, representing a 0.63% year-on-year increase from the 7.88bcf/d recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. According to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, a breakdown of May’s production data shows that Associated Gas (AG) accounted for 3.96bcf/d, while Non-Associated Gas […]