The Minister of Power, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu has accused distribution companies (DisCos) of sabotaging efforts of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in distributing power to Nigerians. The Minister’s lamentation is predicated on the various complaints by Nigerians across the…
Amid the widespread blackout and the worsening state of electricity supply in Nigeria, the latest figures on the daily load summary of power distribution companies indicate that the firms failed to distribute about 1,769.91 megawatts of electricity between February 1…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has advised distribution companies to design a quick response mechanism in addressing customers’ complaints within their networks. Acting Executive Chairman, FCCPC, Mr Adamu Abdullahi gave the advice during the weekend in Lagos at…
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has summoned chief executive officers of two Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to a meeting to hold in the coming week over worsening supply situations in their regions. Those invited to the meeting are chief…
The Federal Government has charged power distribution companies to address metering gaps in the country in order to tackle the estimated billing system where customers pay more and receive less service. It disclosed this during the week through the Nigerian…
The Federal Government has given Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, in Nigeria the nod to buy electricity directly from power generation companies, GenCos. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, disclosed this in its 2024 Multi-year Tariff Order, MYTO, which was recently…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has expressed concern over the electricity load rejection by power distribution companies despite the blackout witnessed in many parts of Nigeria. It threatened to enforce appropriate regulatory actions against DisCos that fail to meet the…
The number of power consumers without meters across the country is now 7,117,167, as a total of 504,729 meters were installed by electricity distribution companies between January and September 2023. Data obtained from the latest third quarter report of the…
The Federal Government through the Niger Delta Power Holding Company has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with utility companies to distribute a total of about 250MW across the country. A document obtained from NDPHC said the power sale transactions have…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed plans to recapitalise DisCos in the country to boost power supply across the country. President Bola Tinubu made this position known at the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) Market Participants and Stakeholders Round…
