DISCOs
29 Mar
Succour may be on the way for power generation in the country due to the collaboration between Daystar Power and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI).
17 Mar
The Minster of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the ministry would do all it could to ensure that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) step up their games through massive investment, noting, “if that fails, it will resort to legal backing.”
16 Mar
Amid the uncertainty surrounding electricity subsidy in the country, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, foresees a shift towards cost-reflective tariffs within the next three years.
12 Mar
Federal Government, yesterday, directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), to withdraw licences of non-performing electricity distribution companies, Distribution Companies (DisCos).
7 Mar
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has called for a meeting with Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in an effort to find lasting solutions to the erratic power supply in Nigeria.
7 Mar
Nigeria's 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) and Generation Companies (GenCos) may face licence revocation over poor power supply, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has threatened yesterday.
29 Feb
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to provide a comprehensive report on the performance of the DisCos in metering electricity customers.
21 Feb
Despite pushing for a cost-reflective tariff in the country and improved revenue in the sector, the federal government, alongside its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), owes electricity bills worth over N100 billion.
21 Feb
Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu has sheds light on the ongoing grid collapses in Nigeria, attributing them to the lack of a backup.
18 Feb
The looming increase in electricity tariff in the country despite worsening supply and service delivery, as well as, the rising liquidity crisis has divided stakeholders who are worried about the harsh economic realities for homes and industries and the fate of the nation’s despondent power sector.
12 Feb
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to consider stronger punishments for erring Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). FCCPC made this call on Monday in a statement signed by the Commission's acting Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi. The Commission also commended NERC…
10 Feb
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will deduct N10.5 billion from the accounts of the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) operating in the country over arbitrary billing of unmetered customers.
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