Electricity Act Will Instill Sanity In Power Sector – Senate         The Senate has assured Nigerians and critical stakeholders in the power sector that the bill being considered by the National Assembly to amend the Electricity Act, will instill sanity in the sector when passed. The Chairman,...

CBN N120bn Fund: Consumers Want Meters, Improved Power Supply       Power consumers and power sector experts have tasked the 11 power Distribution Companies (DisCos) on accelerating meter installations for the over eight million customers while improving power supply by enhancing their networks. This is coming on the...

'N120bn Intervention Will Address Nigeria’s Electricity Challenges'       Stakeholders in the electricity sector, yesterday, said the Federal Government’s intervention in the power sector, especially efforts being made to address challenges limiting the capacity of distribution companies (DisCos) is necessary to improve electricity supply. The experts also insisted...

FG To Commit $3bn In Power Sector In 24 Months       The Federal Government disclosed a plan to commit $3 billion to the power sector in the next two years. The spending is expected to raise the current 4,900 megawatts (MWs) to at least 7,000MWs. This was disclosed...

Power Sector Loses N59.33bn In Three Months     Between January 1 and March 6, 2021 Nigeria’s power sector lost N59.33bn but posted its highest ever peak generation of 5,802 megawatts during the period. Documents obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power on the sector’s performance for the...

Niger, Others’ Debts Worsening Illiquidity In Power Sector - NERC       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has expressed concern about the continuing inability of its international as well as special customers to settle their invoices for services rendered by the Market Operator (MO). NERC, in its...