By Jonathan Ugbal Residents of Ikom local government area of central Cross River State recently took to the streets to protest a prolonged blackout. The residents who carried placards and demonstrated around town say they have for months paid their electricity bills with the Portharcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) not providing them with light. “The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The importance of constant electricity supply in all facets of the economy cannot be over emphasised. One of the greatest challenges to industrialisation in Africa has been power. The West African Country Nigeria with a population of over 170 million has been grappling with the challenges of power generation, transmission and distribution
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Government has charged the distribution companies (DISCOS) to come out clean on their challenges in distributing generated power and stop frustrating the citizenry. The Head of Civil Service of the federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita gave the charge Monday in Calabar while addressing journalists during the commissioning of the new 60MVA
By Ushang Ewa The Management of 4 Power Consortium Limited has blamed the poor power supply in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on the outdated power systems. The Managing Director of the company, Mr. Matthew Edevbie which is the technical partner of PortHarcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) told journalists after several hours in the
By Ushang Ewa The Management of 4 Power Consortium Limited has blamed the poor power supply in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on the outdated power systems. The Managing Director of the company, Mr. Matthew Edevbie which is the technical partner of PortHarcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) told journalists after several hours in the
By Ushang Ewa No fewer than 600 electricity consumers from Efut Musaha Clan in Calabar South, Thursday stormed the Customer Care Centre of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) protesting alleged poor services rendered by the company. The Nation reports that the protesters who carried different placards with inscriptions such as “We pay huge
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Government has called for a review of the law that led to the privatization of power generation and distribution in a bid to ensure that all investments in the sector yield revenue for the state directly. The Directors General of the Due Process and Price Intelligence department and State
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says the 21 megawatts power plant initially scheduled to be delivered this month will be completed in February 2017. Ayade had said in August that the facility will be ready by December to ensure 24 hours supply of electricity but failed to give