Category: Electricity

NERC names Adegbenro acting chief executive of Eko DisCo

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the appointment of Ms. Sherifat Adegbenro as the...

NLC rejects ₦6trn bailout for power generation firms

The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the proposed N6 trillion bailout for power generation companies....

Adelabu assures Nigerians of improved electricity supply soon

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians of imminent improvements in electricity supply...

Power supply may worsen, national grid warns

Nigeria’s electricity supply faces a potential further decline as gas suppliers are considering suspending supply...

NERC orders registration, approval of private transmission substations

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued an order mandating the registration and authorisation of...

Blackout looms as gas suppliers stop deliveries to thermal plants

Nigeria’s electricity challenges could intensify in the coming weeks as gas suppliers suspend deliveries to...

FG approves ₦100bn for solar power in public institutions

The Federal Government has approved N100 billion under the National Public Sector Solarization Initiative to...

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...