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DISCOs’ Still Reject Generated Electricity Loads
Electricity Distribution Companies ignore Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission …
Eight DISCOs Appear Before CPC Public Hearing
Eight Electricity distribution companies appear before the Consumer Protection Council investigative hearing into allegations of indiscriminate charges among others levelled against them by consumers …
Why Geometric Dispute with Interstate is Unresolved
THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, is waiting for a nod from President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the dispute between Geometric Power and Interstate which has been stalled by lawsuits …
NEMSA Begins Nationwide Inspection of DISCOs
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency is assessing the standards of electrical installations across the country to ensure safety of lives and property …
DISCOs Halt Investment in Electricity Assets
ELECTRICITY distribution companies in the country are finding it increasingly difficult to meet their operational payment obligations to the federal government. According to the DISCOs, the development has led to a halt in investments in electricity distribution assets. …
NERC’s New Framework to End Estimated Billing
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission devices a framework to speed up the smart metering process to end estimated billing …
Power Firms to Lose Licenses for Non-Performance
The National Electricity Regulatory Commission is to revoke licenses given to power generation companies which fail to meet terms specified in them …
Cement Company Invests $600M in Power Plant
THE Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, CCNN, Sokoto, is to invest about $600 million to build an additional power plant to make it self-sufficient in power supply to enhance its production capacity. The company that is currently generating 12MW of electricity is building the new plant …
800 Megawatts of Generated Electricity Stranded in Eastern Nigeria
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company has to recover stranded 800 megawatts of the electricity from the eastern loop to help to improve power supply in the country …
Adesina’s Poverty Eradication Mission in Africa
Akinwunmi Adesina, president-elect of the African Development Bank, is on a mission to eradicate poverty. Will he Succeed? …
PENGASSAN Wants Buhari to Shun Importation of Fuel
THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the focus of the deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry is based on local refining of products rather than importation. The union …
Court Stops New Electricity Tariff
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission is to stop the implementation of new electricity tariff on June 1 until the case in the federal high Court, Lagos is done with …
Dangote Cement Assists Host Communities
The Dangote Cement flags off several projects to assist its host communities thereby boosting the company’s corporate social responsibility profile …
Power Firms Declare Force Majeure
THE Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, has said that some electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs have declared force majeure over tariffs and insurgency in the country. Alex Okoh, head of public communications, BPE, who said this in a statement on Tuesday, May 26, also disclosed that the …
Remittances by DISCOs to FG Drop
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading says that remittances will be affected by drop in power generation …
Investing in Renewable Energy to Curb Vandalism
General Muhammadu Buhari, president-elect, can curb gas pipeline vandalism and power failures in the country by investing in renewable source of energy to generate more electricity …
NIPPs to Generate 2,910.1 Megawatts of Power
The National Integrated Power Project with adequate supply of gas will generate 2,910.1 megawatts of electricity to be added to the national grid …
Sub-Saharan Africa to Spend $835 Billion on Power
Sub Saharan Africa will have to spend $835 billion to provide electricity for its people by 2040 …
Buhari Should Review Gas Supply Agreements – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission wants incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, president elect, to review the current gas supply agreements to ensure steady power supply in the country …
Discos to Procure Power through Alternative Sources
Electricity Distribution Companies are to sources for power through alternative means to make up for the shortfall of supply from the national grid to meet the need of consumers …
Discos to Fix Electricity Tariffs
Power firms are now to fix the tariff for electricity in consultation with the consumers while the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission gives the final approval …
12 Presidential Candidates Missing in Action
When the names of presidential candidates for this year’s elections were released in December 2014, there were 14 names on the list; but since the campaign started only two candidates appear to be visible on the scene, thereby raising questions about the fate of the remaining 12 presidential …
Transitional Stage of Electricity Market Starts
Wholesale buying and selling of power based on contractual agreements as stated in the order establishing Transitional Stage of Electricity Market has started in Nigeria on February 1 …
FG to Buy Prepaid Meters
The federal government is to buy one million metres which will be given to power consumers to reduce the complaints over crazy estimated billing …
FG Inaugurates New Textile Policy
THE federal government has inaugurated a national cotton, textile and garment policy targeted to realise $3 billion annually from textile exports. The policy is also expected to raise seed cotton production from 200,000 metric tonnes in 2003 to more than 500,000 MT by the end of this year. …