DisCos Hike Electricity Rates As New Tariff Begins Tuesday     The power Distribution Companies (DisCos) are already hiking electricity rates despite the effects of the COVID-19 as a three-month tariff hike implementation begins on Tuesday. Tariff schedules of three DisCos seen by our correspondent on Monday night,...

Why We Have Inaccurate Electricity Billing — NERC     The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, yesterday, attributed inaccurate billing of consumers to poor installation of prepaid meters in Nigeria. The Commission, which identified poor training of installers as an additional factor, has emerged with new guidelines for...

Nigeria Receives AfDB Financing For Rural Electrification Project     The Federal Government has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), for the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), a nationwide initiative aimed at delivering energy access to underserved communities in the country. According to AfDB, the project supports...

Nigeria To Deliver 5GW Of Electricity By 2022 - NNPC     With the kick-off of the construction of a number of gas projects, particularly some major pipelines, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said it will deliver about 5GW or 5,000 megawatts power by 2022. Since the...

Electricity Consumers Groan As Metering Scheme Suffers Setback     Electricity consumers in the country have expressed disappointment over the metering scheme introduced by the Federal Government last year as meter deployment by distribution companies has slowed down. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had on March 8, 2018...

Nigeria Exports $81.48bn Electricity On Credit As Country’s Blackout Persists     Three neighbouring countries bought a total amount of electricity worth $81.48bn from Nigeria in the last two years, even as many households and businesses in the country continued to suffer blackout. The invoices given to the...