The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday stopped a public hearing on the application for the extraordinary tariff review for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insisting that the company must fully prepare to brief customers with details. Chairman…
Shortage of gas has hit at least 16 power generating plants causing power generation at its highest point to drop to 3,922 megawatts (MW) on Saturday. Operators said the drop would continue for another 10 days (since Friday) until scheduled…
The National Economic Council yesterday ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the electricity distribution companies (DisCos). It approved two months extension for Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led ad-hoc committee on the review of the ownership structure of DisCos.…
By Simon Echewofun Sunday The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the federal government agency regulating the power sector, has announced a proposed hike of electricity tariff by 66 percent, about N46 for every kilowatt of electricity from April 2020 across…
The Nigerian power sector is faced with several hurdles, especially funding constraints, which has for decades has made the electricity supply so low that both the consumers and the national economy have largely been paying huge costs to meet the…
