Ghana: TUC Warns World Bank Against ECG, NEDCo Privatisation Push
Ghana’s umbrella labour organisation, the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has strongly rejected what it describes as the World Bank’s attempt to facilitate the privatisation of Ghana’s electricity distribution sector.
The union has warned that it will use every legal means available to resist any move to hand over the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to private operators.
The TUC’s position follows renewed discussions over the proposed Private Sector Participation (PSP) programme for Ghana’s electricity distribution sector and recent comments by the World Bank Country Director, Dr Adrian Alter, during an interview with Channel One Television on August 24, 2026.
In a statement signed by TUC Secretary-General Joshua Ansah, the union said Dr Alter’s description of the proposed PSP arrangement as involving “only revenue collection” was misleading and did not accurately reflect the model being considered for the sector.
According to the TUC, the Transaction Advisor appointed with the backing of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed a structure under which private operators would take responsibility for electricity distribution from the Bulk Supply Points (BSPs) of the National Interconnected Transmission System through to end-users.
Under the proposed arrangement, the TUC said, ECG and NEDCo would retain ownership of their distribution assets, while private companies would be responsible for operating the networks.
The union said such operators would undertake both technical and commercial functions, including billing, revenue collection, customer management, network maintenance and electricity-loss reduction.
“This is not merely revenue collection,” the TUC argued, insisting that the proposed arrangement would effectively transfer key operational functions currently performed by ECG and NEDCo to private companies.
The union therefore challenged the World Bank’s assertion that ECG would not be privatised, describing the position as “disingenuous.”
TUC Questions World Bank’s Energy Policy
The TUC also criticised what it described as the World Bank and IMF’s continued focus on inefficiencies and losses within Ghana’s electricity distribution sector, while allegedly paying insufficient attention to the high cost of electricity generation.
According to the union, Ghana’s heavy reliance on Independent Power Producers (IPPs) has contributed to high generation costs, particularly because several power purchase agreements contain significant foreign-exchange components and “take-or-pay” obligations.
The TUC argued that these arrangements have placed a substantial financial burden on the country and, ultimately, on electricity consumers.
The union believes the World Bank should therefore consider the challenges associated with Ghana’s existing generation model before pushing further reforms at the distribution end of the electricity value chain.
It also questioned the Bank’s continued emphasis on “cost-reflective” electricity tariffs, arguing that consumers should not be made to bear the full burden of inefficiencies and expensive generation contracts.
Uganda’s UMEME Experience Cited
The TUC cited Uganda’s experience with private electricity distribution as a warning against Ghana following a similar path.
The union referred to UMEME, Uganda’s former private electricity distribution concessionaire, arguing that what began as a private-sector role focused on distribution eventually resulted in broader influence over the country’s electricity system.
The TUC also compared electricity prices in Uganda and Algeria, arguing that Algeria’s predominantly public model has delivered significantly lower electricity costs.
The union maintains that Ghana should carefully examine the experiences of other African countries before committing to private-sector control of electricity distribution.
Rural Electrification Raises Questions
The TUC further challenged the assumption that private-sector participation automatically produces better outcomes in the electricity sector.
It cited rural electricity-access figures which, according to the union, show relatively strong access levels in countries where the state maintains significant ownership, control and management of electricity distribution.
The union referenced countries including Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya and Rwanda, and contrasted them with Nigeria and Uganda, where private-sector participation in electricity distribution has been more pronounced.
The TUC argues that the evidence demonstrates the need for Ghana to strengthen and reform public-sector capacity rather than treat privatisation as the default solution to challenges in the electricity distribution sector.
TUC Recalls Ghana’s Privatisation Experience
The union also invoked Ghana’s experience under the Structural Adjustment Programme, during which more than 100 state-owned enterprises were privatised.
According to the TUC, organised labour has not forgotten what it describes as the social and economic consequences of those reforms, particularly job losses.
The union argues that the privatisation of state-owned enterprises was based on the expectation that the private sector would replace the role of the state, an outcome it says did not always materialise as expected.
For the TUC, the proposed PSP programme for ECG and NEDCo raises concerns that Ghana could be repeating aspects of its past privatisation experience.
“We Did Not Vote for the World Bank”
The union has framed the debate not only as an economic issue but also as one concerning national sovereignty.
The TUC said Ghanaians elected a Ghanaian government to govern the country and make decisions concerning strategic national assets, including the electricity distribution companies.
“Ghanaians voted for a Ghanaian government to run the country including running the Electricity Company of Ghana,” the union said, arguing that the country’s sovereignty over strategic assets should not be outsourced to international institutions or transaction advisors.
The TUC insists that any decision on the future of ECG and NEDCo must be made in the national interest and through Ghana’s own democratic and institutional processes.
TUC Draws the Line
The TUC said it and its affiliates remain “intensely opposed” to the privatisation of Ghana’s electricity distribution sector.
“We will do whatever it takes legally to stop the privatisation of ECG and NEDCo,” the union warned.
Gambia: Banjul Residents Stage Candlelight Protest Over Prolonged Power Outage
Residents of Gambia’s capital Banjul staged a candlelight protest on Monday night over a prolonged electricity outage, with demonstrators calling for an end to what they described as persistent power cuts.
Videos seen by Energy News Africa showed residents carrying candles through parts of the capital and chanting, “Bring back power, we are tired of the darkness.”
Some protesters also shouted, “Banjulians deserve better,” reflecting growing frustration over unreliable electricity supplies.
Power was unavailable in several parts of the Greater Banjul Area on Monday, disrupting households and businesses and prompting renewed public concern about the country’s electricity supply.
The protest came days after President Adama Barrow said his government was working to address the country’s electricity challenges. Barrow has also announced the arrival of three power generators as part of efforts to strengthen electricity supply.
The government has repeatedly pointed to investments and other interventions in the energy sector while acknowledging continuing challenges with power generation and supply.
Electricity becomes election issue
The electricity crisis is also emerging as a major political issue ahead of Gambia’s presidential election scheduled for December 2026.
Coalition 2026 flagbearer Talib Ahmed Bensouda criticised the government’s handling of the electricity crisis at a rally in Brikama on Sunday, accusing Barrow of failing to resolve the country’s power problems since taking office in 2017.
Bensouda has proposed liberalising the electricity sector and eventually selling the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) to private operators, arguing that they could run the utility more efficiently.
The government has defended its record of investment in the energy sector, while opposition politicians have pointed to continued outages as evidence that further action is needed.
Gambia has significantly expanded electricity access in recent years, with access now estimated at around 90%, but the country remains dependent on electricity imports through the regional power system, adding to the challenges of maintaining a stable supply.
The latest protest underscores the growing pressure on the government to deliver more reliable electricity as the country heads towards the 2026 presidential election.
Oil Prices Approach $100 After Attacks Hit Saudi Energy Facilities
Oil prices rose toward $100 a barrel on Tuesday after attacks on energy facilities in southern Saudi Arabia forced a temporary halt to some operations and raised fresh concerns about disruptions to Middle East oil supplies.
Saudi Arabia said several energy-sector facilities and installations in the southern region bordering Yemen were targeted on Tuesday morning.
The attacks sparked fires at several locations, according to the Saudi Press Agency, which cited an official source at the Energy Ministry.
Specialized field teams were working to contain the fires, secure the sites and assess the damage, the ministry said.
Several residents were injured, although Saudi authorities did not identify the facilities targeted or specify the operations that were suspended.
“Authorities are continuing to address the repercussions of the attacks,” the ministry said, adding that measures were being taken to protect facilities and personnel and maintain operations under approved contingency plans.
The attacks came a day after the Iran-aligned Houthi movement targeted Saudi Arabia’s Jazan oil refinery on the Red Sea coast, according to reports.
The 400,000-barrel-per-day refinery has been targeted several times since July.
The Houthis, who control large parts of Yemen, have also threatened shipping linked to Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, raising concerns over the security of a key route for global energy supplies.
Saudi Arabia has been moving more crude through its western facilities and export routes as disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz have intensified.
Oil markets have already been under pressure from escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and growing concerns about the security of energy infrastructure and shipping routes in the region.
Brent crude was trading near $99 a barrel in Asian hours on Tuesday, at around $98.70, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 2.89% to about $94.12 a barrel.
The latest attacks add to uncertainty over the outlook for regional oil production and exports, with investors watching closely for any further damage to Saudi facilities or wider disruptions to Middle East supply.
Ghana: Civil Society Group CEMSE Calls For Disclosure Of State Energy Firms’ Performance Contracts
Ghana’s State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) and the Ministry of Finance should publicly disclose annual performance contracts signed with state-owned entities in the energy sector, the Center for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE) said.
CEMSE Executive Director Benjamin Nsiah said greater disclosure would allow the public and other stakeholders to assess the targets set for state entities and monitor their performance.
Performance contracts are intended to establish targets for financial performance, operational efficiency and service delivery between the government and specified state entities.
The call comes after SIGA released its 2024 State Ownership Report, which showed significant revenue growth in Ghana’s energy sub-sector but also high financing costs that contributed to a consolidated net loss of 9.67 billion Ghana cedis.
The report showed financing costs of 9.39 billion cedis, offsetting operational gains in the sub-sector.
State power distributor Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has continued to face financial challenges, while the Energy Ministry has signed new performance agreements aimed at improving efficiency, according to CEMSE.
Nsiah said publishing the agreements would enable stakeholders to determine whether performance targets were realistic and assess whether management had met its commitments.
“Disclosing these contracts would empower stakeholders to assess whether targets are realistic, monitor compliance, and hold management accountable for results,” Nsiah said.
Regulation 196 of Ghana’s Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (L.I. 2378), requires specified state entities to enter into annual performance compacts with the finance minister, based on advice from SIGA.
CEMSE said, however, that the public currently has limited access to the contents of the agreements, creating an information gap over the performance expectations placed on state entities.
SIGA’s 2024 report covered 70 specified entities.
Nigeria:Dangote Refinery Proposes 525 Naira Share Price For IPO, Targets 2 Trillion Naira
Dangote Group Chief Executive Officer Aliko Dangote said on Monday that the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE will have a minimum subscription of 10 ordinary shares, costing 5,250 naira ($3.9).
The IPO comprises 4.1 billion ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of $0.000013, at an offer price of 525 naira per share, Dangote said.
“We intend to raise just a bit more than 2 trillion naira,” Dangote said, according to TheCable, adding that the proceeds would be used to fund the expansion of the refinery.
Dangote said the minimum subscription was designed to allow a broad range of Nigerians, including workers and lower-income earners, to acquire a stake in the refinery.
The offering would also provide subscribers with an opportunity to build long-term savings through their investment, Dangote said.
“The IPO is positioned not simply as a capital-raising exercise, but as an opportunity for workers, entrepreneurs and everyday Nigerians to participate in the refinery’s future growth,” Dangote Refinery said.
Dangote described the offering as an “IPO for the people”.
The refinery, located in Lagos, is one of Africa’s largest oil refineries and has a processing capacity of 650,000 barrels per day.
The company has said it plans to expand its operations as part of its broader growth strategy.
The proposed offering, which is expected to raise more than 2 trillion naira at 525 naira per share, would represent a major transaction for Nigeria’s capital market.
Dangote Refinery has described the planned offering as the biggest IPO in Africa’s history.
TotalEnergies Completes Acquisition Of Galp Interests In Namibia Licenses
French multinational oil and gas company TotalEnergies has completed the acquisition of Galp’s 40% operated interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 83, which holds the Mopane discovery.
Meanwhile, Galp has acquired from TotalEnergies a 10% participating interest in PEL 56, which holds the Venus discovery, and a 9.39% participating interest in PEL 91.
Following the transactions, TotalEnergies now holds a 40% operated interest in PEL 83, alongside Galp (40%), Namcor (10%) and Custos (10%). In PEL 56, TotalEnergies holds a 35.25% operated interest alongside QatarEnergy (35.25%), Galp (10%), Namcor (10%) and Impact (9.5%).
In PEL 91, TotalEnergies holds a 33.09% operated interest alongside QatarEnergy (33.03%), Namcor (15%), Impact (9.5%) and Galp (9.39%).
Commenting on the transaction, TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné thanked the Namibian authorities for their swift approval of the strategic transaction with Galp.
“TotalEnergies’ entry as operator of the giant Mopane discovery marks a key milestone in our journey to establish a major production hub in Namibia,” he said.
“This transaction positions TotalEnergies as the operator of Namibia’s two largest oil discoveries and strengthens its position in the Orange Basin, supporting the long-term value creation from these prolific licences. Exploration opportunities are already lining up beyond the Mopane development, which we will start appraising as early as the second half of 2026, with the aim of taking the final investment decision (FID) on the project in 2028, following a three-appraisal-well campaign,” he added.
TotalEnergies has been present in Namibia since 1964 and employs around 70 people. The company is also the third-largest fuel distributor in the country, with 43 service stations.
In line with its multi-energy strategy, TotalEnergies is also exploring local opportunities to develop low-carbon projects in Namibia.
The company operates PEL 56, PEL 83 and PEL 91 and is progressing the completion of its entry as operator of PEL 104.
Ghana: Petroleum Hub Offers Tax Incentives To Attract Investors, PHDC CEO Says
Ghana’s $60 billion Petroleum Hub project offers attractive fiscal incentives to investors, including a 10-year tax-free period from the start of production, the chief executive of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), Dr. Toni Aubynn, said.
Speaking at Africa Oil Week 2026 in Accra, Aubynn said the project had been structured as a free zones development, with investors enjoying a 100% tax exemption during construction and the first 10 years of production, after which they would pay a 15% tax rate.
He contrasted the incentives with those available in Ghana’s upstream petroleum and mining sectors, which attract tax rates of about 35%.
The PHDC is open to various investment models, subject to negotiation, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) arrangements and joint ventures (JVs), Aubynn said.
The models are intended to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes for Ghana and investors, he added.
The petroleum hub is divided into three lots — Lot One, Lot Two and Lot Three — and is expected to be completed within 10 years. Full development of the project is expected to inject about $60 billion into Ghana’s economy, Aubynn said.
He cited Ghana’s political stability, international standing, strategic location for the movement of goods and services and potential for port development as factors that make the country an attractive investment destination.
Aubynn also said the PHDC had received interest from several investors seeking to build a new port to serve the petroleum hub since the *disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
He urged other investors interested in the project to come on board.
Ghana: NPA Educates Consumers On Petroleum Safety During Fetu Afahye Festival In Cape Coast
Ghana’s downstream petroleum regulator, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), used the 2026 Fetu Afahye festival in Cape Coast to educate consumers on petroleum product safety, consumer rights and its complaint and enquiry channels.
NPA Chief Executive Godwin Kudzo Tameklo and officials of the Authority interacted with members of the public during the festival, sharing information on petroleum safety and consumer protection.
Tameklo said the NPA was pleased to participate in the festival, which brings together people and showcases the culture and traditions of Oguaaman.
He said stakeholder satisfaction was a key part of the NPA’s mandate and remained one of his priorities.
“Fetu Afahye is an important celebration for the people of Oguaaman and Ghana as a whole. The Orange Friday Float, in particular, brings together people from different backgrounds in a very vibrant atmosphere,” Tameklo said.
“These people are consumers of petroleum products in one form or another. For us at the NPA, being here is not only about joining the celebration, but also about connecting with the people we serve and using the opportunity to share important messages on petroleum safety and consumer protection,” he said.
The NPA said it would continue to protect petroleum consumers through public education, complaint management, consumer and market intelligence, and engagement with consumers across the country.
Zimbabwe: ZESA Appoints Cletus Nyachowe As Group CEO
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) (Private) Limited has appointed engineer Cletus Nyachowe as group chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2026, the company said.
The appointment follows the restructuring of the ZESA Group into a single, vertically integrated electricity utility operating as ZESA (Private) Limited, the company said in a statement on Sunday signed by Board Chairman Albert Joel Nduna.
Nyachowe is an electrical engineer and business executive with experience in the electricity and telecommunications sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Zimbabwe.
He is a registered professional engineer and a fellow of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers, the company said.
Nyachowe joined ZESA in 1988 and has held several senior technical and executive positions within the organisation.
He previously served as managing director of Powertel Communications, where he led the establishment and development of what the company described as Zimbabwe’s first data-focused telecommunications service provider.
He later served as executive director for group operations at ZESA Holdings, overseeing executive leadership and operational coordination across the group’s businesses. He also served as executive director for international business at ZESA Holdings.
Nyachowe has also been responsible for Zimbabwe’s national electricity transmission infrastructure and has undertaken consultancy work across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region on renewable energy and regional electricity market development, the company said.
He has served as a non-executive director on the boards of institutions in the banking, insurance and asset management sectors, as well as universities and regulatory bodies.
Before his appointment as group CEO, Nyachowe served as ZESA’s acting group chief executive officer during a period of institutional transition and restructuring.
The company said its board, management and staff had expressed confidence in Nyachowe’s leadership as he takes responsibility for the strategic and operational transformation of the newly integrated utility.
Iran President Orders Probe Into Fuel Tanker Blast That Killed 11
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered an immediate investigation into the cause of a fuel tanker explosion that killed 11 people and injured seven others on the Sanandaj-Hamedan road in western Iran.
In a message posted on X on Sunday, Pezeshkian expressed condolences to the victims’ families and people in Kurdistan province, called for urgent medical treatment for those injured and ordered support for affected families and a thorough investigation into the incident.
First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref also spoke by phone with Kurdistan Governor Arash Zerehtan and called for an expert investigation and a report to the government on the findings, the treatment of the injured and support for the victims’ families.
Aref also ordered authorities to urgently address all aspects of the incident and follow up on insurance coverage for those killed or injured, including people who went to the scene to help.
The accident occurred on Saturday near the Sanandaj-Hamedan police station, when a fuel tanker caught fire, setting several vehicles ablaze.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
Ghana: Tema Oil Refinery MD Highlights Expansion Opportunities, Seeks Strategic Partners
The Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Ghana’s state-owned refinery, Edmond Kombat, has highlighted investment opportunities at the facility and urged local and international oil and gas investors to partner with the company.
Kombat said TOR was seeking strategic partners to expand its refining capacity from 45,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) to 85,000 bpsd, with a longer-term plan to increase capacity to 200,000 bpsd.
Speaking on Ghana Day, the second day of Africa Oil Week in Accra, Kombat said the planned expansion would increase TOR’s refining capacity, enable the refinery to process more crude locally and boost the supply of locally refined petroleum products to Ghana and other West African markets.
The project forms part of TOR’s phased expansion plans, he said.
“We are going to expand the refinery. There are two phases. One is the brownfield. We are currently going to take it from 45,000 to 85,000 [barrels per day], and the timeline that we have is that we can do it in one and a half years,” Kombat said.
“We are not looking for a 50-year timeline where we will not be there and say that we didn’t have time. We have a short period of time to get that done,” he added.
The second phase, which Kombat described as a greenfield expansion, would increase capacity from 85,000 bpd to 200,000 bpd, he said.
“That will be the end stage for the land that we currently have,” he said.
Kombat also highlighted investment opportunities in storage and related infrastructure, saying TOR needed partners to provide capital, technology and access to markets.
He acknowledged growing interest in the refinery and said investors and potential strategic partners should examine the opportunities available at TOR.
Ghana currently consumes about 133,000 barrels of petroleum products per day, equivalent to about 21 million litres, Kombat said. Last year, the country imported about 6.2 million metric tons of petroleum products, of which about 1 million metric tons were destined for Burkina Faso and other West African countries, he said.
Kombat said Ghana’s political stability made it an important supply hub for countries in the region.
“Most West African nations depend on Ghana given the country’s political stability,” he said.
TOR had already held discussions with Burkina Faso and other countries, and they were ready to take significant volumes of petroleum products from Ghana, Kombat said.
He also said the government was committed to insulating TOR from future political interference, citing the refinery’s history of management challenges.
“It will be set up as a kind of separate entity in an SPV structure to make sure that the board is quite independent, management does not have any interference, because it’s a strategic national asset for the country,” Kombat said.
Kombat said President John Dramani Mahama had also directed officials to work towards a system under which Ghanaian crude would eventually be purchased in cedis, once the necessary legislation was passed.
“The President, after giving us the Ghanaian crude from the fields, has directed the Governor as well as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Energy that in the not-too-distant future, once an Act of Parliament is passed, we should buy all the crude in cedis,” he said.
“If we buy all the crude in cedis and we pay for it in cedis, all this discussion about forex, we will not have those kinds of issues again,” he added.
Iran Condemns US Attacks On Oil Tankers As Violation Of International Law
Iran condemned U.S. attacks on its commercial shipping fleet, saying they amounted to a clear violation of international law.
In a statement on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said overnight attacks on oil tankers anchored in Iranian waters were a continuation of what it called the U.S. “war of aggression” against Iran and its blockade of the country’s maritime trade.
The ministry said the attacks “constitute a clear violation of Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, constitute a war crime, and represent an overt threat to international peace and the security of commercial shipping.”
Iran said it was determined to defend its sovereignty and national interests against what it called U.S. “state terrorism” and aggressive actions, including an economic campaign that had manifested itself in the continued naval blockade and harassment of commercial vessels.
The ministry said the United States, along with its allies and partners, would be responsible for the consequences of what it described as Washington’s continued hostile and interventionist actions in the region.
The U.S. military said in a statement on Saturday that it had attacked an Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf and two others in the Gulf of Oman.
US Refutes Iranian Claim Of Attack On US Vessel In Strait Of Hormuz
Iran said on Sunday it had struck an unmanned U.S. vessel that tried to enter the Strait of Hormuz, but the U.S. military dismissed the claim as a “total lie,” according to the Associated Press.
The purported attack came a day after the U.S. military said its forces had struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks by Iranian forces on U.S. Navy warships with ballistic missiles.
The war began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28. But since a fragile ceasefire agreement was announced in June, sporadic fighting has persisted, with both sides seeking to inflict military and economic damage as negotiations have collapsed.
The United States and Iran resumed attacks last week after a month of relative calm, with the Strait of Hormuz and areas along Iran’s southern coast again coming under fire.
At least five people were killed earlier in the week during a U.S. bombardment that drew renewed attention to the area, where a school was hit in the opening strikes of the war.
The Trump administration appears to have adopted a two-pronged approach to the conflict, responding militarily to attacks around the strait while targeting foreign financial institutions that handle Iranian funds.
But Tehran’s hard-line new senior leaders have signaled a willingness to dig in after weathering decades of sanctions.
Iran has found ways over the years to circumvent sanctions and, despite a U.S. blockade of its ports, continue shipping its oil to buyers to ease mounting economic pressure. Much of that trade relies on a so-called shadow fleet of tankers that transport Iranian oil.
Tehran’s latest leverage centers on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage for global oil and natural gas shipments. The strait was regarded as an international waterway before the war began.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that an average of 9 million barrels of oil a day was moving through the strait, which he said should help ease pressure on energy prices.
His estimate appeared to exceed average flows over the previous 28 days through the strait, according to TankerTrackers.com and other sources.
Wright told CNN that, with oil also flowing through pipelines in the region, “we’re probably two-thirds or more of pre-conflict flows.”
Those flows, however, depend on the presence of the U.S. Navy to escort tankers and provide protection against possible Iranian attacks.
Wright said he expected other countries eventually to support the Navy’s efforts.
Nigeria: Parts Of Abuja Face 8-Hour Power Outage On Sunday – TCN
Nigeria’s capital Abuja will experience a temporary power outage in several areas on Sunday due to scheduled maintenance at the 132kV Apo Transmission Substation, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said.
The maintenance will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and affect electricity supply to Lugbe, Garki, Area 1, National Hospital, Guzape, Asokoro and surrounding areas, TCN said in a statement on Saturday.
The work involves stringing and latching Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) on the two 132kV Katampe-Apo transmission lines between towers T130 and T132, it said.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) will be unable to receive electricity for distribution to customers in the affected areas during the exercise, TCN said.
Power supply will be restored immediately after the maintenance is completed, the company said, apologising to affected residents and electricity consumers for the inconvenience.