DISCOs
18 Feb
The looming increase in electricity tariff in the country despite worsening supply and service delivery, as well as, the rising liquidity crisis has divided stakeholders who are worried about the harsh economic realities for homes and industries and the fate of the nation’s despondent power sector.
12 Feb
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to consider stronger punishments for erring Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). FCCPC made this call on Monday in a statement signed by the Commission's acting Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi. The Commission also commended NERC…
10 Feb
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will deduct N10.5 billion from the accounts of the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) operating in the country over arbitrary billing of unmetered customers.
9 Feb
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has confirmed that it has sanctioned eleven Distribution Companies' (DisCos) due to their non-compliance with capping of estimated bills for unmetered customers.
5 Feb
Businesses across different sectors have lamented the worsening state of power supply in the country, which they said has forced them to rely more on alternative sources of energy. They said the alternatives are expensive, unsustainable and constitute a threat to their continued survival.
2 Feb
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu says the Federal Government is to set up a committee to resolve power blackouts in some parts of the country.
1 Feb
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has called on the Federal government to transit fully to cost-reflective tariffs, raising eyebrows amid concerns over subsidy funding.
31 Jan
Businesses across different sectors have lamented the worsening state of power supply in the country, which they said has forced them to rely more on alternative sources of energy.
23 Jan
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered the country’s eleven power distribution companies to supply 715, 000 prepaid electricity meters in 2024.
18 Jan
Nigeria, struggling to raise funding for its 2024 budget may borrow to finance electricity subsidy as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Company (NERC) yesterday released a new tariff template, showing over N1.6 trillion shortfall.
16 Jan
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday, said that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) were to provide transformers to communities instead of putting the burden on customers.
2 Jan
In the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, power distribution companies (DisCos) received a total of 333,947 complaints, adding up to a 2.47 per cent increase from the previous quarter.
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