Disconnect Customers Rejecting Meters, NERC Orders Discos         The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday ordered power distribution companies to start disconnecting electricity consumers who reject meters. Recently, the Federal Government commenced the mass deployment of about six million meters across the country in order to halt...

New Tariff Will Attract Power Sector Investments – NERC       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday said the recently reviewed service reflective tariff would attract more investments to the power sector. Chairman of the commission, Prof. James Momoh, who said this in Abuja during a working...

NERC Fails To Explain N2bn Contract Proposal       The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Prof. James Momoh, on Wednesday, failed to tell the House of Representatives the total cost of demarcating and renovating the commission’s headquarters in spite that N2bn was proposed for completion...

Electricity Tariff Subsidy Gulped N540bn, Must Stop — NERC       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the Federal Government spent N540bn subsidising electricity in 2019, stressing the need to put an end to subsidy. According to the commission, the amount spent on electricity subsidy should be...

6.46 million On Estimated Billing Face Meter Price Hike     A total of 6,456,275 electricity users in Nigeria have not been metered and will have to pay a newly approved increased fee when purchasing meters. Latest figures on the number of metered electricity customers obtained from the...

NERC Recommends Capacity Building As EKEDC Increases Workforce The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Prof James Momoh, has said there is a need for capacity building to design and build a new power grid that is sustainable in order to achieve optimal energy...