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NERC Tasks Ikeja Electric on Knowledge Management Initiatives
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has called on the management of Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution Company (Disco), to create knowledge management initiatives…
TCN to Fix Overloaded Sokoto Transmission Line Before Yuletide
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has informed the public that the Sokoto – Birnin Kebbi 132kV Single Circuit Transmission Line with high capacity transmission cable is currently overloaded. So, TCN said it would be embarking on a…
Sokoto Gets 60kwp Solar to Power Hospital, Mosque, Secretariat
Officials have confirmed that a 60 kWp solar photovoltaic system is currently under construction in Sokoto State in north-western Nigeria.
The solar system is expected to power the local government secretariat, hospital and mosque in…
59.61% of Electricity Consumers Still on Estimated Billing – NERC
…10.5m consumers not meteredNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that over 10,477,856 registered electricity customers in Nigeria were yet to be metered as at the end of the first…
NERC Scores Ikeja Electric High on Innovative Customer Solutions
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), commended Ikeja Electric – Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution Company, for taking the lead in keeping pace with technology, to bring about the desired change in…
FG Restates Commitment to Improve Power Supply
The Federal Government says it has initiated viable power infrastructure development projects to enhance quality power generation, transmission and distribution in the country.
The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, stated this on…
NERC Commends EKEDC’s Improved Power Supply
The Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has commended Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) for its improved power supply to customers.
In a statement by EKEDC’s General Manager,…
Don’t Accept Meters without Seal, NEMSA Warns Nigerians
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) on Wednesday advised Nigerians not to accept any meter without the agency’s seal or label.
The Managing Director of NEMSA, Mr Peter Ewesor, gave the advice at the official…
Discos Lambasts TCN, Saying No Significant Improvement Power Supply Since 2015
The umbrella body for electricity distribution firms in Nigeria, Association of Electricity Distributors (DisCos) has alleged that there has been no significant improvement in the electricity generated and wheeled by the Transmission…
FG Moves to Launch ‘Energy for All’ Plan for 5m Households – Minister
As part of the Federal Government’s plan to provide electricity for 25 million citizens who lacked access to the national grid, the Federal Executive Council on Tuesday said that it has approved the establishment of an Economic…
Ogun, British Power Firm Partner to Light Up the State
The Ogun state government and a British Power Firm, Konexa, has inked an agreement for the construction of an industrial hub that will increase supply of electricity in the state.
The state governor said the idea is to unlock state…
55MW Ossiomo Power Plant Lights up Benin, Environs
Residents of Benin City are celebrating the opening of power supply from the 55MW CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant, which commenced power supply in the state capital, environs, including the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
The…
FG to Commit to $30m Monthly Take-or-Pay Obligations for Qua Iboe Power Plant
Federal government and promoters of the Qua Iboe Power Plant (QIPP), a private generating company, have commenced negotiations over a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 540MW project in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom state, TheCable said yesterday.
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Nigeria Looses N243bn in Power Generation in 10 Months
Nigeria’s Electricity Generation Statistics between January and October shows that Nigeria recorded losses in power generation volume valued N243 billion.
The October 2020 electricity generation statistics released by the Association of…
Less Than Half Nigeria’s Power Plants Generate 82% of Total Electricity – NERC
…Egbin accounts for highest share with 15% in Q1 2020
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that 12 out of the 26 operational power plants in Nigeria accounted for 82.16% of the…
FG to Spend N269.38bn on Six Million Free Meters
The Federal Government is to spend between N269.38bn and N497.13bn on the provision of six million free meters to various unmetered power users across the country.
Also, findings from separate quarterly reports of the Nigerian…
Ikeja Electric Begins Rollout of 106,000 Meters
Ikeja Electric has commenced the rollout of over 106,000 prepaid meters to customers across its dfifferent network.
The power distribution company in a statement it issued on Friday said the rollout was under the National Mass Metering…
Suspended Service Based Electricity Tariff Returns as FG, Labour Seal New Deal
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) may resume bill collections this week under the controversial Service-Based Electricity Tariffs (SBT), which was one of the reasons Nigerian workers took to the streets last two months in…
FG Begins Distribution of 1m Free Meters in Kano, Kaduna, Lagos
The Federal Government will today, commence the distribution of free meters with the target of getting 30 million consumers.
The FG’s National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) which kicks off today will be simultaneously launched in Kano,…
Minister of Power Inaugurates NEMSA Board After Seven Years
Minister of state, Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, has inaugurated the board of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), seven years after the establishment of the ministry. The minister also inaugurated the newly…