Tag: DISCOs
Reps probe power generation, distribution companies
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation to investigate the investments and pledges made…
NERC, Senate And Politics Of Tariff
By Obinna Okowa The recent directive by the Nigerian Senate to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to stop the announced…
New Tariff: Labour pickets Ikeja Electric
Kazeem Ugbodaga Members of the organised labour Monday picketed the Ikeja Electric, IE, one of the Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs,…
FG to sanction DISCOs over installation of substandard electricity equipment
The Federal Government on Sunday said it would sanction any distribution company that engaged in installation of sub-standard electricity equipment…
Reps ask NERC, Discos to stop upward review of electricity tariff
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to immediately stop distribution companies (Discos) from…
Don’t charge Nigerians for electricity not consumed, NERC directs Discos
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to urgently restructure their fixed charges…
NERC’s Obsession With Tariff Increase
The obsession of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to increase electricity tariff amounts to putting the cart before the…
The Need For Prepaid Electricity Meters
Nigerians have a lot of challenges to grapple with. One of these challenges is the failure of electricity distribution companies…
Association condemns fraudulent electricity bills
The National Association of Electricity Consumers of Nigeria (NAECN) on Saturday said it was highly concerned at the rate at…
NERC stops fixed charge in areas without electricity for 15 days
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday in Abuja directed electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to stop collecting N750 monthly…
Time To Seek Alternative Power Sources
Despite the ongoing reforms in the electricity sector, power supply is yet to improve. The distribution companies (Discos) in particular…
Loss making Nigerian power firms stall market take off
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced the postponement of the take-off of the Transitional Electricity Market (TEM), after…
Jonathan hands over power plants to new owners
Nigeria’s Federal Government Monday in Abuja handed over share certificates and licences to new core owners of 15 of the…
Power Sector Tussle
Two power companies owned by Professor Barth Nnaji, former Minister of Power, take on the Bureau of Public Enterprises in…