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Electricity: Consumers Groan As DisCos Delay Tariff Hike Reversal

Electricity: Consumers Groan As DisCos Delay Tariff Hike Reversal       Against the backdrop of the suspension by the Federal Government of the recent electricity tariff hike, electricity consumers lamented on Wednesday the delay by the distribution companies in reverting to the old rates. The Federal Government had,...

In 2019, Gencos Generated 33,448,633MWh – NBS

In 2019, Gencos Generated 33,448,633MWh - NBS       A total of 33,448,633 megawatts-hour of energy was generated by power generation stations across the country in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. This came as power distributors again said on Tuesday that the Nigerian Electricity...

DisCos: We’ve Not Been Informed Of Tariff Hike Suspension

DisCos: We’ve Not Been Informed Of Tariff Hike Suspension         Power distribution companies said on Monday that they had not received any directive from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on tariff suspension. The Discos are confused about the decision of the Federal Government and labour unions as...

Tariff Increase: Discos Get 85% Collection Order

Tariff Increase: Discos Get 85% Collection Order       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed power distribution companies to collect an average of about 85.84 per cent of the newly increased electricity tariffs from affected customers between September and December. It disclosed this in its latest orders...

Discos To Pay For Rejecting Electricity – NERC

Discos To Pay For Rejecting Electricity – NERC       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the power distribution companies will be liable to capacity charge for failure to take their entire load allocation caused by constraints in their networks. NERC disclosed this in a document seen...

Revisiting the ‘New Electricity Tariff Regime’

Revisiting the ‘New Electricity Tariff Regime’ By Isah Ismaila Gagarawa     It may be recalled in January, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), announced that there would be an increase in electricity tariff across the country in April. Similarly, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the commencement of a...