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"Synergy, Commitment Are Key to Global Energy Sustainability, Says Bounour

By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade  The Chief Executive Officer, Egbin Power Plc, Mr Mohktar Bounour says global transition to cleaner energ and sustainable environment are achievable, as long as there is strong synergy and commitment among stakeholders in the value chain.  He spoke during the maiden edition of  Asharami Square in Lagos. This is an initiative introduced and implemented by the Sahara Group, in order to amplify discourse on energy sustainability through  media advocacy globally. He said: " Having analyzed the percentage of global greenhouse emissions attributed to sectors including electricity/heat production, agriculture/forestry and transportation, we are realised that there is need for synergy  and renewed commitment among stakeholders". According to him, Egbin Power has unwavering commitment to reduce carbon emissions and promotes sustainable energy sources, stressing that the need to depeening engagement and advocacy among stakeholders in
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Nigerians Face BlackOut, As Labour Union Shut Down National Grid




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By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade

Over 200 million Nigerians are facing blackout as the Labour Union shut down the national grid, a development, which resulted in absence of electricity in many homes and companies in the country.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria ( TCN) in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah and made available to the News Mirror, said that the grid was shut down around 
 in the early hours of today, Monday, June 3rd.
According to her, the Benin Transmission Operator under the Independent System Operations unit of TCN reported that all operators were  driven away from the control room and wounded  in the course of forcing them out of the control room.
Other transmission substations, Mbah said,  that were shut down, by the Labour Union include the Ganmo, Benin, Ayede, Olorunsogo, Akangba and Osogbo Transmission Substations.
" Some transmission lines were equally opened due to the ongoing activities of the labour union.
On the power generating side, power generating units from different generating stations were forced to shut down some units of their generating plants, the Jebba Generating Station was forced to shut down one of its generating units while three others in the same substation subsequently shut down on very high frequency. The sudden forced load cuts led to high frequency and system instability, which eventually shut down the national grid at 2:19am" she added.
She stressed that TCN at about 3.23pm, commenced  grid recovery, by using the Shiroro Substation to attempt to feed the transmission lines supplying bulk electricity to the Katampe Transmission Substation. The situation is such that the labour Union is still obstructing grid recovery nationwide.

We will continue to make effort to recover and stabilize the grid to enable the restoration of normal bulk transmission of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide.


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