FG To Discos: End Cash Payment On Electricity Bills   The Federal Government has ordered power distribution companies to migrate to cashless settlement platforms with respect to the collection of electricity bills from residential, industrial and commercial customers. It stated that beginning from January 2, 2020, the...

Discos Make 100% Remittance As TCN Enforces Rules   The enforcement of electricity market rules by the Market Operations arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria has compelled power distributors to remit 100 per cent of the invoice issued them by the MO. This came as workers...

In Six Months, Electricity Consumers Lodge 297,897 Complaints   The number of complaints received by electricity distribution companies in the country from consumers rose to 297,897 in the first half of this year, compared to the 262,098 complaints lodged in H1 2018, data obtained from the...

Discos Revenue Collection Increases To N466bn   The collection of revenue from users of electricity across the country by power distribution companies has increased to N466bn, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors announced on Tuesday. ANED said Discos had raised electricity revenue collection by N43bn in the...

Benin, Discos, Others Owe NBET N136.15bn   Nigeria’s 11 power distribution companies, Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the power firms of the Republics of Benin and Niger failed to pay a combined total of N136.15bn to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading company in the second quarter...

Licence Threat: NERC Keeps Mum As Discos’ Deadline Expires   The deadline issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission mandating the electricity distributors to comply with some industry requirements or have their licences cancelled has expired. However, the power sector regulator has remained mute since the expiration...