buckeyemedia:
The tariff increases were signed under Jonathan, President Buhari even tried by delaying it a few times.

And why the supply of electricity have not improve since the coming of Buhari despite the noise he made?

Toktee:
And why the supply of electricity have not improve since the coming of Buhari despite the noise he made?

The foundation is weak, Jonathan Ebele no try @ all, we are suffering today because of his incompetence, name one foreign company that bought any of our electricity infrastructure? What does Funke Osibudu or Elumelu know about electricity?

Even ESKOM South Africa that is looking for new frontiers for business opportunities was not involved?

I hail President Buhari & Late Kyari for reaching out to Siemens GmbH & agreeing a 21st century agreement, not all that nonsense mr stealing of public funds is not corruption made on November 7th 2013.

APC is simply a concorcoted party of scammers

Toktee:
And why the supply of electricity have not improve since the coming of Buhari despite the noise he made?

The fact is that the companies that are running the electricity supply are running it like government ministries and parastatals where they think they can siphon operating capital and still wish everything to be just fine until they receive more awufu allocation from the oil proceeds.

Str8talk21:
APC is simply a concorcoted party of scammers

They are only a reflection of you & your family, We Nigerians.

Instead of releasing power they are releasing statement.

buckeyemedia:
Only if Jonathan Ebele had handled the electricity privatization properly? But else would you get from a Mr Stealing of public funds is not corruption?.

7th November 2013 will live in infamy in Nigeria, is a day they sold your future to darkness.

Very well said. By selling PHCN to people who know nothing about Electricity, Jonathan laid a bad foundation for perpetual failure of electricity in Nigeria. No government can build anything meaningful on that bad foundation. The only way out is to allow states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity!

buckeyemedia:
The tariff increases were signed under Jonathan, President Buhari even tried by delaying it a few times.

The National Assembly should have reversed it if they are actually representing Nigerians!

You complain you don't have light

You complain you don't have fuel

Do you have your PVC?
If your answer is "no"

Then you go complain tire

NaijaCowFarm:
Useless people. For 8 years Buhari and his ministers of darkness did not add a single power plant, yet they were busy accusing PDP of non-performance.

Where the else while minister of Darkness self?

From day one till today APC is all about excuses.

aspabay:


You are a complete illetrate. You spew lies with your full chest.

Mumu better shut up. You wey go school & all your literary ends on nairaland. Is that how your mates use theirs?

Richlycoated:
Even backyard Ghana has steady power supply not to talk of we here. Na we do ourselves. I hope we'll all be careful next time

Ghana is too far sef... Benin Republic has constant light

Annoying part is their light passes through this area. There is a standing order in the TCN substation here not to touch their light, except in cases of major repairs. Once there is any little problem with light and shedding has to occur, na Ayobo them go shed first, before Alimosho... They'll rather shed Ikeja than touch the Benin Republic line

I come dey wonder whether them do us this thing

aspabay:


You are a complete illetrate. You spew lies with your full chest.

See this one!

Where did you crawl out from?

And some FOOL Christian will tell me there's a hell in the afterlife. FOOLS! I believe every single Nigeria poor must have committed a grave sin in their past life and this is their HELL. If you're in Nigeria and you're not filthy rich then you're in hell. There can never be anything worse than this. No light, raging heat, no easily available fuel. Why? What curse did our ancestors commit in the past that the gods have never forgiven us till this day. Why are we so imbecilic that we can't solve basic societal problems that we have to treat it like some impossible rocket science. Do we have such low IQ that no one can actually come up and effect a solution to our basic problems that other not so good countries have solved for the past 200 years. Bleep anyone that dares go to church tomorrow. All churches and mosques should be outlawed and the venues converted into factories. Africans, specifically Nigerians are CURSED!!!

presidency:
19 March 2022

Following the emergency meeting convened by the Honorable Minister of Power, Engr Abubakar Aliyu, on March 1 4th 2022 towards the restoration of normal supply of electricity supply nationwide and the development of a framework for sustainable improvement of supply, we are pleased to apprise consumers with an update on the progress so far made to address the recent challenges in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.

The Nigerian public may please recall that the national grid lost about 1,100MW generation capacity as a consequence of simultaneous disruptions in gas supply to the Okpai, Calabar and the Afam VI power plants. The available generation capacity was exacerbated by the ongoing water management regime at the Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro power plants. The progress so far made includes, amongst many
other initiatives, the following:

(i) The gas pipeline affected by acts of vandalism has been restored and the Okpai power plant has resumed power generation and currently contributing an average of 300MW.

(ii) The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Pl has been directed to enter into fast-track negotiation with NAOC on an interim energy sales agreement with a view bringing the new Okpai Il power plant on the grid thereby contributing additional 400MW of generation capacity.

(iii) The "pigging" of the gas pipeline supplying gas to the Odukpani power plant is scheduled for completion on March 21 st 2022 thus ramping up
generation by about 400MW.

(iv) In order to optimise the capacity utilisation of the power plants owned by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Ltd (NDPHC), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a special gas pricing for emergency contracting of gas from the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company Ltd. We expect an on-grid improvement of about 800MW generation capacity from the NDPHC plants.

(v) In the medium-term, we have agreed with NGPIC (...a subsidiary of NNPC) on the framework for the overhaul of the Okoloma gas processing plant thereby restoring the full capacity of the 650MW Afam VI combined cycle power plant.

(vi) While the recent spate of system collapse is regrettable, it was a direct consequence of a snap on a 330kV transmission line. The mitigation measures for avoiding such incidence of blackouts are being implemented through several interventions including the Presidential Power Initiative.

We wish to reassure all electricity consumers that all relevant agencies involved in the restoration of normality in power supply have been charged to act in the context of the emergency state of the industry. The Federal Ministry of Power shall continue to periodically update the nation on the progress.


Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, FNSE, Honorable Minister of Power. 19th March 2022

We need no such epistle, pls. All we want to see is good electricity supply.

Oluwademilade:
You complain you don't have light

You complain you don't have fuel

Do you have your PVC?
If your answer is "no"

Then you go complain tire

And vote for who? The senile drunks and drug Lord's? Who did you this problem in your life that you haven't figured out that voting is not going to solve any of your problems, any of your children's problems, or your grandchildren for that matter

Science, people, SCIENCE is the answer.

Most of people do not understand how fvcked up Nigerian power grid is.

Here, where I live, we produce well over 1kW per citizen at any given moment. As a result, households have 24/7 (but a real, not just promised one), industry relies on it, street lights work just fine, and you don' hear generator noise everywhere.

Now look at Nigeria. When all power plants are in operation, Nigeria produces some 4500 MW of power TOTAL. That is 4,500,000 kW. Divide that with estimated population of 200 million. That gives you 0.0225 kW per each Nigerian citizen or about 44 times less than what it should be to really have 24/7/365 power supply.

That means that for each existing power plant today, you need to build 43 new power plants. And that is just power plants. Add the power distribution grid to the calculation. That means that the capacity of high tension power lines, transformer stations and low-voltage grids should have to be AT LEAST doubled.

Can Nigeria achieve that? Yes, certainly, but not in a year (as some thieving liar politicians promise). It can hardly be achieved in your or my lifetime even. Once again, it is not to build one or two more power plants. it is to build 43 or more power plants for each power plant in operation today.

Any politician promising you 24/7 power supply within a year is a bloody liar, thief and, if he truly believes that is possible, one stupid m0therbleeper.

It's a pity that we are still struggling with hydro which is an obsolete source of generating power why can't we use gas and nuclear to generate power,other African countries are enjoying uninterrupted power supply, we just have to measure up

Economics, people, economics is the answer.

Demand implies not only a willingness to purchase something, but also the ability to pay for it.

By this definition, there is very little demand for electricity in Nigeria.

Hold your horses, take a deep breath and read. Just try to understand.

ISSUES

1. Energy/electricity is priced internationally in US dollars. Whenever the Naira falls in value, the price of electricity goes up.

2. Since 1999-date, the Naira has consistently falling in value but for a period during Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure. This occurred because Obasanjo was adamant on saving for the rainy day so he saved money in our foreign reserves and also created an excess crude oil account.

3. Nigeria is currently broke with debts as opposed to savings so the Naira is constantly under pressure, so the cost of energy in Naira is constantly increasing.

4. Increasing the price of electricity and fuel indiscriminately would lead to civil unrest.

5. Increasing productivity through industrialization to booster our dollar earnings is a medium to long term solution.

6. Dangote’s refinery would help but if crude oil is sold to the refinery in Naira, Nigeria would lose some dollar earnings. It’s a give and take situation.

7. Finally , my solution, in actuality I have campaigned on this issue for the past 5 years now believing in this eventuality occurring; raise taxes on the rich

8. Raising taxes on vehicles, phones, clothes and houses would reduce the pressure on the Naira and boost our savings. Tax savings can be funneled into policies that reduce inequality enabling more Nigerians to purchase energy. Taxing the rich would also boost the value of the Naira as their ability to purchase dollar denominated goods declines. This means that the price of electricity will become stable.

9. the provision of electricity in Nigeria is indeed not rocket science, or even basic science. It is an economics problem.

The gas pipeline affected by acts of vandalism

my question here is,Who dare attack a gas pipeline considering the fact say gas na air

Abi can someone please explain how the vandals will steal gas


Abi shey na Petrol be their own gas ni

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buckeyemedia:
Only if Jonathan Ebele had handled the electricity privatization properly? But else would you get from a Mr Stealing of public funds is not corruption?.

7th November 2013 will live in infamy in Nigeria, is a day they sold your future to darkness.

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buckeyemedia:
Same junta governing your state? Jonathan has sold your electricity infrastructure to quacks 8 years ago, your future is in darkness.

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Judolisco:
nothing like phcn officials anymore... What we have now are private distribution companies... So God fit no answer ur prayer o

If eventually you're one of the official, deliver the message to them.

buckeyemedia:
They are only a reflection of you & your family, We Nigerians.

Minus me and my family,plus u and ur family.

murmee:
Very well said. By selling PHCN to people who know nothing about Electricity, Jonathan laid a bad foundation for perpetual failure of electricity in Nigeria. No government can build anything meaningful on that bad foundation. The only way out is to allow states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity!

Anybody calling Jonathan after 8 years is an unfortunate human being