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,...

DisCos Collected N442.6bn In 2018, Says NERC       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N442.6 billion in 2018. It was learnt at the weekend from a document which our correspondent obtained in Abuja: “The total billing to electricity consumers by...

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...

Six Power Plants Shut In 35 Hours, Generation Slumps     Six of the nation’s power plants were shut down between 8:15pm on Thursday and 6am on Saturday, causing power generation to plunge by 1,190.3 megawatts. Data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator on Sunday showed that...

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...

DisCos Ask FG To Provide N400bn For Metering     The power distribution companies in the country have called on the Federal Government to provide N400bn through commercial banks towards bridging the huge metering gap in the Nigerian electricity supply industry. The Discos said the implementation of the...