The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) delivered a total of 8,362 million standard cubic feet daily (mmscfd) of gas to about 24 gas-fired power plants in 2015, Daily Trust reports. The figures are contained in the corporation’s financial and operations report for 2015. Analysis of the report released recently showed that over 75 per cent of the electricity consumed last year was produced by gas-fired plants. The
The deputy head of mission at the Japanese Embassy, Mr Masaya Otsukhe has said that the Japanese government, as part of its support for Nigeria’s power sector, has offered an $800 million credit line to Nigeria that will be used to rehabilitate and extend the lifespan of the Jebba power plant, Leadership reports. As such, the federal government and the government of Japan are expected to firm up all relevant agreements that will ease the way for the 578.4
