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...

NERC’s Inefficiency Worsening Crises In Power Sector - NSE   The inadequate regulation and enforcement by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission is compounding the crises currently bedevilling Nigeria’s power sector, the Nigerian Society of Engineers declared on Thursday. Participants at the society’s 52nd National Engineering Conference, Exhibition...

Electricity Grid Collapses Eight Times, Hinders Productivity For six consecutive months, Nigeria’s power grid witnessed severe instability caused by poorly maintained distribution networks. Since May 6, 2019, Nigeria’s electricity grid has recorded varying degrees of instability that led to about eight system collapses, which caused blackouts...

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...

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...

Disco Spent N11bn To Install 178,000 Meters In 5 Years   The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed that it invested N11 billion in installing 178,000 meters for its customers in Abuja, Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger states, between 2014 and 2018. The distribution company (Disco) also...