By Firdaus Jibril
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has inaugurated an interim board and administrator to oversee the affairs of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC) following regulatory intervention over the DisCo’s failure to meet market obligations and prescribed performance requirements.
The five-member Interim Board of Special Directors, chaired by Dr Abdullahi Garba, was inaugurated on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, pursuant to NERC’s recent intervention order on the company.
NERC had, through Order No. NERC/2026/08, dissolved the existing Board of Directors of KAEDC following what the Commission described as repeated failures by the DisCo to meet market obligations and other performance indices.
The Commission subsequently appointed the interim board for an initial period of one year and Abubakar Umar Hashidu as Interim Administrator for an initial six-month period.
The new leadership is expected to drive a reset of KAEDC and improve the company’s performance within the electricity market.
Following the inauguration, a joint delegation comprising NERC officials, members of the new interim board, KAEDC management and staff visited the Headquarters of the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division in Kaduna.
The delegation was received by the General Officer Commanding and senior officers of the Division.
The team also visited the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, where it was received by the Commandant and principal officers of the Academy.
The visits provided an opportunity for the electricity regulator and the new KAEDC leadership to engage with key electricity consumers and stakeholders in the Kaduna area.
The intervention comes amid efforts by NERC to enforce compliance with regulatory and market obligations across Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies and improve the performance of the distribution segment.
KAEDC serves electricity consumers across Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States.