Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) says 19, 317 households have so far been metered in Gombe state, according to Dr Adakole Elijah, JEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications. Elijah, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe, added that efforts were ongoing to meter more households, in line with […]

The Nigerian power sector yesterday received another boost as the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, disclosed the attainment of new peak transmission.

*Says exploitation  through estimated billing persists By Udeme Akpan ENERGY About 60 per cent of Nigeria’s electricity consumers lack prepaid meters and are currently being exploited through estimated billing. Disclosing this in its Second Quarter 2020 Report, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, said: “The huge metering gap for end-use customers remains a key challenge in […]

The management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, has disclosed that the company has entered a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Togo to supply the country with 70 Megawatt, MW, of electricity under the Power Purchase Agreement, PPA.

Seeks stakeholders’ support to end challenges ….To prioritize staff welfare for optimum performance By Chris Ochayi   ABUJA: The Minister of Power, Engr. Saleh Mamman, has reiterated his commitment of the present administration to solve the challenges in the power sector in order to provide reliable and affordable power to Nigerians. Engr. Mamman, who stated […]

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has decried the high vandalism of electrical installations and wiring in the South-East. The Head, Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu. Ezeh noted that the company had launched its whistle-blowing lines to check the […]

The Buharism Movement, a President Muhammadu Buhari support group, has condemned the high electricity tariffs by the Power Distribution Companies, DISCOS in the country.

***Average transmission losses stand at 7.5% in Q3’20 ***As Consumers kick over high estimated bills By Udeme Akpan Despite the rise in average electricity sent out year-on-year, YoY, from 90,098.1 megawatts, mw, in 2019, to 94,274.9 mw in 2020, indicating an increase of 4.64 per cent, lack of infrastructure, inadequate liquidity and other problems continue […]

THE Federal Government and the organised labour would reconvene on February 22 for the consideration of the reports of their bipartite technical committees on fuel price and electricity tariff.

A peaceful protest against epileptic power supply in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Monday, turned violent as one person was shot by security operatives. The protesters stormed the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), Kafanchan business office, in their numbers carrying placards with inscriptions: ‘Stop charging us high’, ‘Stop the blackout’, ‘Give us stable power supply. A […]