ELECTRICITY NIGERIA

By Eyo Nsima The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has tasked the Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos on metering as consumers bombard it with massive complaints from all parts of Nigeria. In its latest, ‘ORDER ON REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY AND OBSOLETE END-USE CUSTOMER METERS IN THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY, obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, NERC, […]

The Federal Government has started to consider options required to deliver prepaid meters to 60 per cent of consumers, whose bills are still based on estimation. In its ‘Consultation Paper on the Review of Meter Asset Provider’ obtained by The Daily, https://thedaily-ng.com, Sanusi Garba, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, said that the three options

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has assured that it is working assiduously to complete a transmission line by-pass along the Damaturu-Maiduguri 132kV transmission line route, to provide a temporary source of power supply to Maiduguri and environs. The transmission line would be completed in two weeks to enable TCN to restore supply to Maiduguri

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has recorded a partial system collapse, which disrupted power supply to Lagos and other cities in Nigeria. An investigation by The Daily, https://thedaily-ng.com, showed that the incident disrupted economic and other activities for several hours. However, it should be noted that Nigeria has recorded several power system collapses in

  COVID-19: ZOLA Electric donates Solar systems to Lagos State PHCs       ZOLA Electric, one of Africa’s leading renewable energy providers, has announced the donation of high-tech solar power systems to selected Lagos State Government-owned Primary Health Centers (PHCs), as part of its commitment to help fight the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Electricity tariff: Tough, but needed to transform Nigeria’s power sector — Umeh   The Chief Executive Officer of Century Power Generation Limited, Dr. Chukwueloka Umeh, says that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC’s) failure to increase electricity tariff in smaller steady steps from 2015 as stipulated in the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) has made the

Electricity tariff: Federal Government orders reversal in Nigeria   The Federal Government has ordered the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to call on the Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos to revert to tariffs that were applicable in December 2020. In a statement obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, Mr. Aaron Artimas, Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communications to

Electricity tariff: Stakeholders continue opposition in Nigeria .As DisCos prepare to charge a new tariff Stakeholders in Nigeria’s power sector have continued to mount pressure against high tariff already approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. The spokesman, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu blamed the Executive for the recent upward review, said: “We