Gencos urge NERC to review tariffs after gas price hike
Electricity generation companies have called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to urgently review electricity tariffs following the Federal Government’s recent increase…
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NERC urges faster meter installations to close Nigeria’s metering gap
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has called on electricity distribution companies and meter asset providers to speed up meter installations to help…
NERC names Adegbenro acting chief executive of Eko DisCo
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the appointment of Ms. Sherifat Adegbenro as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Eko Electricity…
NERC orders registration, approval of private transmission substations
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued an order mandating the registration and authorisation of privately owned transmission substations connected to the…
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 December 2025. This was revealed by the…
NERC tightens rules to curb unauthorised electricity use
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has revised its Standard Operating Procedure for Distribution Companies on addressing unauthorised electricity usage, meter tampering, and…
Grid collapse now national embarrassment, NERC chairman admits
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Musiliu Oseni, has described the frequent collapse of the national power grid as…
Nigeria’s power grid operated at 36% capacity in January — NERC
Nigeria’s electricity grid operated at only 36 per cent of its installed capacity in January 2026 and experienced frequent instability, according to…
Not all meters under FG programmes are free, NERC clarifies
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has clarified that electricity meters being installed nationwide are not all free, amid rising confusion over the…
DisCos lost N44bn in October 2025 over billing gaps — NERC
Electricity distribution companies across Nigeria billed customers a combined sum of N255.19bn for power supplied in October 2025 but were only able…
DisCos fund just 90,172 meters in six years — NERC
Electricity distribution companies funded only 90,172 meters nationwide between 2019 and the third quarter of 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory…
Niger, Benin owe Nigeria $17.8m for cross-border electricity – NERC
Niger and Benin owe Nigeria $17.8 million, equivalent to over ₦25 billion at current exchange rates, for electricity supplied under bilateral agreements,…