Benin Disco

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) confirmed on Sunday that it failed to supply 20 hours of electricity in 13 Band A feeders on April 5, tendering apologies to the customers affected. The BEDC, while apologising to its…

Fidelity Bank Plc has taken over the board of three power distribution firms in one fell swoop, a critical sign that the power sector is in a deeper crisis than imagined. The discos that have now lost their independence to…

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has called on the state police Commissioner, Mr Amba Asuquo, to expose those behind the killing of two students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) during a protest. NAN reports that Fayemi, who…

ADEBISI ADEMOLA. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said total number of consumers with prepaid meters increased by 1.59per cent to 1.62million customers in second quarter of (Q2) 2018 from 1.59million customers in first quarter of (Q1)…

By ADEBISI ADEMOLA. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 1,589,805 electricity consumers in Nigeria are using prepaid meters (PPM) as at first quarter of 2018 (Q1) from 1,496,556 users in 2017. The power sector…