Power Firms Said They're Being Forced To Reduce Generation   Electricity generation companies in the country have said their power plants are being forced to operate below their optimal capacity levels. The nation’s total power generation has been hovering between 3,000 megawatts and 3,500MW in recent months....

NERC Moves To Stop Abuse Of Estimated Electricity Bills The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed it will stop the widespread abuse of its estimated electricity billing methodology by the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) in the country, and in this regard invited stakeholders...

TCN Invests $170m For Electricity Transmission Upgrade   The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed plan to invest about $170 million on the construction of five new transmission sub-stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. TCN’s Managing Director, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed, made the disclosure...

Gencos’ Host Communities Demand Free Electricity Supply Host communities of electricity generation companies (Gencos) in the country are demanding steady electricity supply to them at no cost from the Gencos, the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) has claimed. APGC which is the umbrella trade association...

Discos: We’ve capacity To Distribute 6,288MW Of Electricity Power distribution companies say they have capacity to take and distribute 6,288.96 megawatts of electricity, refuting the Federal Government’s claim that the Discos can only handle 5,000MW. According to them, the capacity of Discos to distribute about 6,300MW...

Power Grid Collapse Persists, Drops Twice In Two Months Nigeria’s electricity grid is still witnessing system collapse as it recorded total failure twice in the last two months. Figures obtained by our correspondent from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in Abuja on Thursday...