The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), said that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) cumulatively received 325,898 complaints from consumers in second quarter of 2023. This was made known in the commission’s second quarter of 2023 report posted on its website in Abuja on…
Metered electricity customers in Nigeria increased to 5.47 million in the second quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics’ latest data on ‘Nigeria Electricity Report Q2 2023: Energy Billed, Revenue Generated And Customers By DISCOS’ disclosed this on Friday.…
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has said it had executed over 374 projects in the distribution subsector of the Nigerian electricity supply industry to boost power supply nationwide. It also stated that the projects, worth over $1.2billion,…
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos are expected to upgrade customer meters to the new Standard Transfer Specification (STS), The scheme aims to upgrade meters to start in August and should be completed before November 24. The…
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Lagos say the proposed Standard Transfer Specification (STS), a metering code, to be introduced soon, is not targeted toward increasing electricity tarrif. A top official in one of the DisCos in Lagos, who preferred anonymity,…
Repairs of faulty transformers are the responsibility of distribution companies (DisCos) and not communities. This is according to the AGM, of Consumer Affairs, Mr. Tony Essien at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). He said this at the Electricity Consumers Enlightenment…
Eleven electricity distribution companies have applied for a review of rates with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Agency (NERC). This was revealed in a statement by the NERC on Friday. According to the statement, the eleven successor DisCos application is hinged…
By Akinyemi Precious Statistics by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the proportion of metered to total revealed that over 5.96 million customers are being inaccurately charged by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country. According to the report…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have said that not allowing customers to vend as much as they want is illegal. In its statement, the FCCPC said that it has also told Ikeja DisCo and other distribution companies…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has granted approval to Distribution Companies (DisCos) to disconnect customers who fail to pay electricity bills after 12 working days. NERC, in its “Customer Protection Regulations 2023” released recently warned that DisCos cannot bill…
