Category: Electricity

DisCos recorded ₦51.17bn revenue shortfall in December — NERC

Electricity distribution companies operating on Nigeria’s national grid recorded a N51.17 billion revenue shortfall in...

Nationwide blackout looms as national grid suffers fresh decline

Nigeria’s national grid has recorded another decline in power generation, worsening electricity supply across the...

NERC tightens rules to curb unauthorised electricity use

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has revised its Standard Operating Procedure for Distribution Companies on...

TCN rolls out $1.3b transmission projects nationwide

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that transmission projects worth more than $1.3 billion,...

FG, GIZ strengthen regulations for solar mini-grids nationwide

The Federal Government is intensifying efforts to regulate and sanitise Nigeria’s rapidly expanding renewable energy...

Electricity workers threaten strike over unresolved anti-labour grievances

The National Union of Electricity Employees has intensified mobilisation of its members nationwide for a...

Adelabu slams IBEDC over undistributed 59,000 free prepaid metres

The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has criticised the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company for...

TCN announces 10-hour daily blackouts in Benin region for March

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, Benin Region in Edo State, has announced that the University...

NISO links persistent power outages to gas shortages

Nigeria’s lingering power outages across homes and businesses are largely the result of insufficient gas...

Stakeholders demand accountability in Nigeria power industry

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s electricity sector have renewed calls for coordinated reforms, stronger accountability and a...

Aba power lights up Rivers community after decade-long blackout

History has been made in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, as several communities...

Power generation to dip as gas facility maintenance begins

Electricity generation across the country is expected to dip temporarily as scheduled maintenance on a...