Eko Disco
17 Mar
Personnel of the Nigerian Army have reportedly attacked a substation belonging to Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko DisCo) over power outage, escalating tensions between military personnel and power distribution companies in Lagos.
22 Jan
In a landmark development for Nigeria’s energy sector, Transgrid Enerco Limited has signed the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire a 60 per cent equity stake in Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko DisCo).
3 Dec
Lagos and over 10 states pushing to realise the opportunities in the Electricity Act that enables sub-national governments to generate and distribute electricity may face the transfer of the burden of electricity subsidies
29 Aug 2024
University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka has been plunged into total darkness after Eko Electricity Distribution Company disconnected the power
19 May 2024
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has pledged to combat the menace of vandalism and equipment theft, vowing offenders will face the full wrath of the law.
14 Apr 2024
More customers under Eko Electricity Distribution Company’s (EKEDC) franchise area are set to experience and enjoy a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours of power supply daily in line with the newly approved Multi-Year Tariff Order
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The Lagos State Government has pointed out faults in the criticism from a former governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, concerning the Executive Order issued by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the Social Health Insurance Scheme in the state. Rhodes-Vivour lamented that the scheme would add to the economic hardship already faced by citizens because it mandated a…
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The sluggish progress of end-user metering by distribution companies (DisCos) may keep most consumers under arbitrary billing for another decade or more. This comes as all the DisCos, despite funding from the Federal Government and a deregulated metering scheme
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