GENCOs

GenCos, DisCos, others exempted from withholding tax

The federal government has categorised all electricity companies, including the Generation and Distribution Companies (GenCos and DisCos), as those exempted from the payment of Withholding Tax in the country. This was contained in the new Withholding Tax regulation document signed…

Power sector loses N420bn annual revenue — GenCos

The monthly shortfall in revenue remittances to the power sector stands at N35bn, the Executive Secretary of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Joy Ogaji, said on Thursday. This amounts to N420bn yearly. APGC is the umbrella body of Nigeria’s…

Blame GenCos for power shedding — TCN

By Ogaga Ariemu The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said consumers of electricity should blame Generation Companies (GenCos) for the current load shedding being experienced nationwide. This was contained in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect by the…

DisCos,GenCos disagree on energy theft

…DisCos must develop mechanism to manage energy theft  — Ogaji Ariemu Ogaga and Uthman Salami Electricity Distribution Companies and Electricity Generation Companies have disagreed over effects of   theft and meter bypass on their operations The DisCos had  described energy theft, illegal…

FG offers 5 NIPP stations for sale

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has called on prospective investors to express interest in purchasing 100 per cent shareholding in any of the five power generation companies constructed under National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) listed for sale. It said this…