TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA

DAILY NEWSPAPER REVIEW

Thursday 26th October, 2023.
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1. Punch Online The report stated that the British High Commissioner to Nigeria,
Daily Trust online Nigeria’s
Richard Montgomery said that Nigeria has the world’s largest
electricity electricity deficit that affects 90 million of the population.

deficit, world’s Montgomery who was represented by Deputy British High

Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Atkinson, revealed this at the first
largest -UK
session of a two-day roundtable on the Electricity Act 2023 themed
envoy “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets”, on
Wednesday in Abuja.

Read more at:

https://punchng.com/nigerias-electricity-deficit-worlds-largest-uk-
envoy/
2. Sun news Online According to the report, Enugu State Government says it plans to
Enugu targets transition from an energy poor state to a commercially viable
electricity market generating over 690 megawatts of electricity
and at least 20-hour per day power supply by 2030.
690MW, 20-hr
These were made known by the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter
power supply by Mbah, during a Roundtable themed “The Electricity Act 2023”
Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Market” organized
2030, as Mbah by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and United Kingdom Nigeria
Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF) for the state governments
woos investors, and critical stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday, 25th October 2023.

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Read more at;

https://sunnewsonline.com/enugu-targets-690mw-20-hr-power-supply-
by-2030-as-mbah-woos-investors-devt-partners/
3. Tribune Online Oyo Assembly The paper stated that in line with the recent constitutional amendment
passes law to that conferred states the constitutional powers to make laws which
establish Energy permit each state to generate, distribute, and transmit electricity in
Regulatory areas, within each state’s boundaries, the Oyo House of Assembly has
Commission passed into law the Oyo State Energy Regulatory Commission Bill,
2023.

This followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on

Energy on the bill as presented by member representing Afijiio
constitution, Honourable Oladeji Oparinde at plenary.

Read more at:

https://tribuneonlineng.com/oyo-assembly-passes-law-to-establish-energy-
regulatory-commission/
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