Electricity customers increase to 10.94m in Q3 2022
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the number of Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) customers in Nigeria increased from 10.81 million in Q2 2022 to 10.94 million in Q3 2022. According to the NBS Nigeria Electricity Report for Q3 and Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Monday, the figure showed an increase of 1.20 percent. […]
Transmission is bane of power sector, FG moans
The Federal Government has said the major challenge of facing electricity supply in the country is transmission of power generated.
We’re worried about mere 5,000MW of electricity — FG
The Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu, has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration was worried about power generation hovering around 5,000MW.
Commotion as high tension cable snaps in Lagos
There was commotion at the Idimu-Isheri Road, Lagos, on Tuesday, as a high tension power cable snapped, fell across the road, depriving vehicular and human movements on the axis.
ELECTRICITY: Supply to DISCOs, export drop 29.4% to 24,772MW
By Udeme Akpan Power supply to 11 Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos and export dropped by 29.4 percent to 24,772 megawatts, MW in the first nine months (January – September) of 2021, from 35,103MW, in the corresponding period of 2020, according to the latest report of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. In its latest report, […]
Consumers paid N565bn for electricity in 9 months ― NERC
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 […]
