By Obas Esiedesa – Abuja Electricity consumers across Nigeria paid N565.16 billion for energy consumed in the first nine months of 2021, the latest data from the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown. The data released by NERC on Wednesday showed that the amount collected by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) was 34.02 per cent […]

The Lagos State Government has disclosed plans to deliver 50 MegaWatt of electricity for 20 hours daily to residents through the Lagos State Electricity Policy. Governor of Lagos, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known in a statement on Saturday signed by Mr Kayode Oyekanmi, Director Public Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC). Sanwo-Olu said the […]

By Obas Esiedesa Nigeria’s power generation in the past seven days averaged 4,850 megawatts for its over 200 million population with the Federal Government planning to effect a new electricity tariff increase in 2022. Data released by the Nigeria Electricity System Operator, an autonomous unit of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, covering the period November […]

A yet-to-be-identified man was, on Sunday, found dead on an electricity pole in Kobape area of Abeokuta, Ogun capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents of the area could not say when or why the man decided to climb the pole. They could also not prove that he was an official of […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) electricity consumers are not required to pay directly for the meters issued to them. This is contained in a statement NERC issued in Abuja on Monday. “We wish to reiterate that the NMMP designed to provide all consumers of electricity with […]

By Prince Okafor The management of  Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC has disclosed that vandalisation of electrical installations is responsible for the prolonged power outages experienced across the nation. This is coming even as the company appealed to customers and the public to join in the fight against vandalism of its electrical installations. The DisCo […]

By Obas Esiedesa – Abuja Ongoing repairs and upgrades in transmission facilities by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Lagos and Abuja have left thousands of households and businesses with limited electricity supply. TCN in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah at the weekend explained that the ongoing work in […]

. By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government has disclosed that it is monitoring and reviewing the operational licences of electricity generation (GenCos) and distribution companies (DisCos) following poor service delivery in the sector. The power sector was partially privatized in November 2013 with the government handing over the ownership of the DisCos and a […]

The Country Director, World Bank Group, Shubham Chaudhuri, has said Nigerians were ready to pay for electric power if it is available and reliable. 

By Udeme Akpan As part of the agenda required to improve power supply, under the leadership of the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, experts, have urged the Federal Government to unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, into Technical, Commercial and Operational entities and constitute the board of the company for optimum operations. In different […]

The newly appointed Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu on Monday solicited the support of the Ministry’s staff, declaring that though he was not a magician, he was in the ministry to add value to the sector.

The organised labour has appealed to the Federal Government against any plan to increase the price of electricity or petrol to avert a crisis in the economy.

By Obas Esiedesa Power generation fell by 35.7 per cent to stand at 1,506.9 Mega Watts, MW, as at Monday, from the 4,221.1MW average generation recorded on Sunday. The fall in generation came as operators continued to bicker over the status of Eligible Customer Regulations, ECR, which allowed power generation companies, GenCos, to supply electricity […]

By Obas Esiedesa Power generation in the country has improved further to 5,118.6 Mega Watts, data from the National System Operator has shown. Having consistently hovered between 3,000MW and 4,800MW, power generation in the past seven days picked up, hitting over the 5,000MW mark on three different days. Data showed that 5,054.9MW was recorded last […]

By Prince Okafor As the world embarks on energy transition, a fresh indication has emerged that Nigeria needs in excess of $400 billion between now and 2050 to power over 25 million homes. This was the submission of the Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, during a press conference with newsmen in Lagos […]