Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission

The Federal Government spent N409,915,331,675.45 on the payment of severance benefits to ex-workers and death benefits of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said. In a…

…URGES MDAS TO PAY DEBTS, MAKE BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR POWER CONSUMPTION IN 2021 Tayo Elegbede The Senate on Wednesday called for the review of the Power Sector Reform Act 2005. …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has indicated its willingness to cede part of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to customer groups and market participants in a fresh move aimed at revitalising electricity…

By Tayo Elegbede Ikeja Electric has said customers who made payments for meter under the Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) scheme before June 1st and didn't get payment confirmation before June 19th, would have to top up…

TAYO ELEGBEDE A new legal framework to replace the current power law and addresses the challenges in the sector iwill come out by August according to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, Senator Gabriel Suswam. The two Chambers…

The leadership of the National Assembly on Monday waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020 and succeeded in convincing the Distribution Companies(DISCOs) to defer the plan till the first…

By TAYO ELEGBEDE  The Lagos State government is seeking inputs from the relevant stakeholders in the power sector, as well as the general public on the anticipated reform of its power sector. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral…

By TAYO ELEGBEDE Customers of Ikeja Electric have exhibited mixed reactions on Twitter following the announcement that the distribution company has metered only 120,000 households between 2018 and June 2020. Some…

The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has insisted that the new increment on electricity tariff will take off in July. Mr Mamman disclosed this on Tuesday, at the Investigative Public Hearing on Power Sector Recovery Plan and the impact on…

By TAYO ELEGBEDE. Early 2019, the residents of Nyanyan Gwandara, a small town along Keffi expressway, Nasarawa that shares a border with Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were tired of the crazy estimated bills from the Abuja…