The attention of the Power Holding Company (PHCN) engineers is needed at the transformer at Mojisola Bus Stop on Oyemekun Street, Ifako, Ogba.

President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday criticised the delay by the ministry of energy to implement plans to reduce electricity costs by adopting the use of gas instead of expensive oil in power generation.

UGANDA will invest in atomic energy, following an agreement signed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Senate on Tuesday started consideration of the Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) Bill, which seeks to protect the host communities.

Delta State Government has accused oil companies operating in the state of delay in reporting cases of oil spill to the relevant authorities and has decided to set up a committee that would help in monitoring the environment.

Epileptic electricity supply to Yobe and Borno States may soon be over as the much awaited 330 KVA high tension power line to the two states from Gombe is expected to be completed in August 2009, engineers of News Engineering,

MINERS yesterday demanded that a protocol be developed to handle power supply emergencies and prevent Eskom from unilaterally taking decisions that affected national economic policy.

A Malaysian company that owns and operates the controversial Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) has suffered a legal set back in its attempts to block the winding up of business after a suit filed by one of its shareholders was

The Transitional Board of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for its Business Units.

Yahaya Ndu is a member of the National Committee of the African Unification Front (AUF), a group which advocates the transformation of Africa into a federation, with a Pan African Parliament as the highest government overseeing key institutions, including a

The Rivers State government has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a Lebanese taken hostage by unknown gunmen.The Lebanese, an employee of Homan Engineering Company, whose name is yet to be disclosed, was said to have been taken

Multinationals operating on the oil rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria still owe their host communities $100 million (about N 11.8 billion) compensation, an action which might prolong the crises rocking the region.

Kogi State Governor, Ibrahim Idris, has stepped up his government's investment and industrialisation drive, as he is now in Cape Town, South Africa, holding talks with potential investors in the power sector.

To guarantee the support of youths as well as help build the confidence of the people and communities of the Niger Delta, civil society organisations (CSOs) have asked government to put in place an independent monitor to the activities, plans,

Oil prices slipped below $64 per barrel at the weekend, extending declines after data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the latest quarter, reinforcing expectations of a prolonged slump in demand.

Almost four months after the destruction of Agge community in the Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State by men of the Joint Task Force, the displaced people of the community are yet to overcome the trauma of the military

The Bayelsa Government is to transform the State Electricity Board through the provision of adequate equipment for its operations.

The World Bank signed on Thursday a $US 8 million grant agreement with the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) to support increased access to electricity in rural towns and villages with grid access, within the context of the Universal Electricity

The National Oil Corporation of Kenya has admitted that its failure to successfully bid for Chevon's business, which it lost to rival Total, is a major setback to its expansion strategy.

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that the people of the state were excited about the Escravos Gas-to-Liquid project and were eagerly awaiting the completion of the project because of the manifold benefits the plant holds.