...Says it subsidizes 55% of low users
The Federal Government on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to suspend the implementation of the January 1, 2021 nationwide electricity tariff hike.
The…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that it did not grant any approval to electricity distribution companies in the country to increase electricity tariff by 50 per cent.
NERC in a statement by its…
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has said that electricity customers who paid for meters under the Meter Asset Provider scheme will be refunded.
NERC through its Head of Public Affairs made this known on Wednesday in a…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered power distribution companies (DisCos) to start disconnecting electricity consumers who reject meters.
The NERC made this known on Wednesday as it observed that some power…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) may again review the capital expenditure of the 11 respective electricity distribution companies (Discos) in the country’s power sector. The exercise is expected to also impact on the…
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has said that the reviewed electricity tariff would not only attract more investments to the power sector, it will enable existing investors to recoup…
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…
…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…
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…
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,…
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…
…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…
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Mr Sanusi Garba as Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Also to be confirmed are: Dr…
There are reports that that Nigeria electricity distribution companies (DisCos), still run the new electricity tariffs despite its suspension by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) last Tuesday.
Electricity Tariff…
Nigeria’s minister of power, Mr Sale Mamman, has said that the new electricity deal between the federal government, its German counterpart and Siemens AG, will involve the upgrading of 105 power substations and the construction of 70 new…
The Minister of Power, Engr Saleh Mamman, has said that the suspension of the take-off of the new electricity tariff hike till next three months was part of President’ Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to support Nigerians in the face of…
…electricity consumer groups kick
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says no tariff increase has been approved by the commission yet.
The General Manager, Public Affairs (NERC), Mr Usman Arabi made the…
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has increased the tariff payable by power consumers nationwide. Beginning from next year, power consumers will have to pay an additional sum of between N8 and N14 for every kilowatt-hour of…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has instructed all the power Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country to complete the listing of their customers by March 31, 2019.
Electricity consumers were also urged to…
Power distribution companies are entering into partnerships with renewable energy firms for the development of mini-grids to boost the supply of electricity in Nigeria.
According to officials from the Rural Electrification Agency and…
