The national power grid again collapsed on Saturday, throwing the country into total darkness. Our correspondent reports that the grid collapsed around 3 pm. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has confirmed the development. In a statement, the DisCo said all…
Several of Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) announced an increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers on Wednesday. According to statements posted on the X handles of some of the nation’s distribution companies, the new rates take effect from…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suspended the planned power outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the BEDC Electricity Plc (BEDC) Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications,…
In line with the Electricity Act 2023, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, issued an order transferring regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Imo to the Imo State Electricity Regulatory Commission. This was contained in a recent order signed…
Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has announced a two-month power outage in Ondo and Ekiti states. BEDC, which disclosed this in a public notice, attributed the service interruption to critical maintenance work. The planned power interruption will commence on Monday,…
.. Forum resolves to advocate for State Police, fiscal federalism, regional devt. The Southern Governors’ Forum has emphasized the urgent need to address the inadequate power supply in the region, which is the economic and industrial hub of the country.…
Rep Joshua Obika, representing Abuja Municipal (AMAC)/Bwari Area Councils in the House of Representative says he plans to establish a legislative complaint desk to address electricity issues in his constituency. Obika said this on Wednesday at the AMAC/Bwari Legislative Intervention…
The number of electricity consumers rose by 210,000 from 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 12.33 million in the first quarter of 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics stated in its Electricity Report for the first quarter…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a deal for the procurement of 450 megawatts of electricity from Zungeru Hydro Electricity Generation Company Limited. The directive, said to have been issued further to the Commission’s Order No. NERC/2024/044 on the…
Twenty-eight grid-connected electricity generation plants across the country generated a total of 3,171GWh of electricity in May 2024, a 12 percent increase from 2,833GWh generated in April 2024, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. According to NERC, these…
