POWER

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a regulation to increase the unit costs of end-use meters under the Meter Asset Provider and National Mass Metering of single-phase meters (4G, smart) from N58,661.69 to N81,975.16(31.16%) and Three Phase Meter from N109,684.36 to N143,836.10 (39.6%) taking into account effect from Wednesday, September 6, 2023. This was revealed in a statement ...

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has advised members of the public to desist from assaulting or preventing its staff from performing their lawful duties. In the same vein, the Company has vowed to go to the full extent of the law on equipment vandalism and pilferage. This comes on the back of the arrest, police investigation, and arraignment of two ...

…..says Nigeria’s price is in line with or lower than prices across the West African coast……. …………by Victor Egbo………..Management of Dangote Cement Plc has clarified that the price of a bag of cement from its factories across Nigeria (as at 28th August 2023) is N4,010 in Okpella and N4,640 in Ibese, Objana, and Gboko. Including transportation costs and the location ...

From L-R: Dr. Afrah Pakirsaibo, Conference Director, Nigeria Energy; Professor Magnus Onuoha, President, Governing Council, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations (REEEA- Alliance); Mrs. Evangeline Olumoroti Babalola, Director, Investment and Sector Development, Federal Ministry of Power; Jitender Sachdeva, Group President, SkipperSeil Limited; and Ade Yesufu, Exhibition Director – Energy portfolio – MEA, Informa Markets at the Nigeria Energy Exhibition and ...

………by Victor Egbo…….. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has advised Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, to assist customers update their meters. The NERC warned that failure by electricity customers to update their metering devices would make them face challenges with recharging by next year. In a message on its Twitter/X handle the Commission noted that the process of updating would ...

…….by Victor Egbo……. In a bid to entrench a new era of accountability and integrity within the Nigerian electricity industry, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has declared its zero tolerance for corruption not only in financial matters but also in customer relations and license applications, geared towards restoring trust and confidence in the system. Sanusi Garba, NERC Chairman emphasised ...

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has assured that the Federal Government will empower Nigerians through stable and accessible power. The minister who gave the assurance when he assumed office on Monday in Abuja stressed that every home, industry, school, and business will benefit from the government’s efforts. To achieve the feat, Adelabu said the ministry will leverage the ...

………Plant Shuts Down due to Gas…… ………..by Victor Egbo…… The Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC), said it was aware of an erroneous news article that is being disseminated through various print and online media outlets, titled “Eko, Aba Electricity Distribution Company Suffer Outages as Supply Plant Shuts Down.” The initial reaction, upon reviewing the content, is a sense ...

Commercial concerns and individuals in two of Nigeria’s largest commercial cities, Lagos and Aba, have heaved a sigh of relief following the restoration yesterday of electric power to two electricity distribution firms in their places by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).The NDPHC, set up by the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration as an intervention agency to grapple with the ...

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has lauded the 6th Avenue community of Festac Town in Lagos for their efforts in apprehending suspected cable vandals that were caught cutting the cables attached to the 500KVA transformer in their community at 2am on Sunday, July 30, 2023. The two suspects, identified as Mustapha Adam and Emmanuel Kehinde, were subsequently taken to Festac ...