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shortfalls this year to N380bn and moving to full cost-reflective tariffs in 2021,” the Federal Government said in the letter.
G R I D
ONEE completes work on Kenitra substation
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has completed construction of a 60/22 kV substation in Kenitra city.
The substation is constructed on the site
of the Automotive Induver Morocco (AGC),
a company specialising in the manufacture
of automotive glazing. It features two 60
KV outgoing bays, one 60 KV busbar, two complete 60/22 KV transformer bays and two 60/22KV power transformers of 25MVA each.
Furthermore, ONEE plans to build two 60 KV underground lines of 3.7 km each, from the 60/22KV Atlantic Free Zone Investment substation, as well as two 60/22KV spans at the Atlantic Free Zone Investment substation.
The construction of the substation in Kenitra city Morocco is a part of the actions put in place by the state-owned enterprise
to support the country’s industrial sector through the development of electrical energy supply projects.
Nigeria’s TCN and Discos continue conflict
The frosty relationship between the
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and Distribution Companies (Discos) is taking its toll on the supply of electricity to Nigerians, THISDAY reported.
Although the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) at the weekend waded into the crisis between both critical stakeholders in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), THISDAY reported that many of the issues tabled during the meeting remained unresolved.
However, NERC, the sector’s regulatory agency, it was learnt, has decided to meet with the entire 11 distribution companies to sort out the rift between the transmission company, wholly-owned by the federal government and Discos.
THISDAY said that the continuous infighting within the industry had continued to worsen the electricity supply situation since there’s no synergy in the value chain. This followed followed the escalation of the altercation between the TCN and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).
The TCN, in a public outburst last week, called for the capitalisation of Discos to be able to carry out their functions, adding that
if the authorities did not act fast and grow the capacity of the Discos, the entire power supply system might collapse soon
NUCLEAR
Koeberg NPP not affected by COVID-19
Eskom said that a staff member at the Koeberg Power Station had tested positive for COVID-19 but that its operations had not
been affected.
The power utility said that the employee
consulted a doctor after feeling ill and immediately reported the test results to the company before he went into isolation.
At this stage, it’s unclear where the staffer contracted the virus.
Eskom said that it immediately contacted all staff members who were in contact with the patient and they too had been placed in isolation.
The area in which they work has been cleaned and disinfected in line with COVID-19 guidelines and Eskom policies.
The power utility said that of the seven employees tested following contact with the infected person, six sets of results had so far been received and they were all negative.
A number of other employees, who work in operations and at power stations other than Koeberg, have also tested positive for the coronavirus.
The company has put strict infection prevention and containment measures in place with work spaces regularly cleaned and disinfected, personal protective equipment and sanitisers provided and temperature checks done regularly.
GAS-FIRED
GENERATION
Libya’s GECOL reopens gas pipeline in Sidi Al-Sayeh
The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) said Tuesday that it had reopened Sidi Al-Sayeh gas pipeline which feeds power
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