Ikeja Electric wins 2018 SERAS Innovation award

Nigeria’s leading electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has won the 2018 SERAS Innovation Prize at the SERAS Awards, held at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, last weekend. The company bagged the prestigious award, in a category that focused on innovative and sustainable ideas with positive environmental impact on society, which was keenly contested…

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Drama as Gov Obaseki shuns Benin Disco’s boss

Jumoke Adelabu – Benin City The Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, asked the Managing Director of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Mrs Funke Osibodu, to leave his office for “failing to meet obligations to electricity consumers in Edo and throwing the state into darkness for weeks.” The mild drama was said to…

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Ikeja Electric wins double award

In recognition of its Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) initiatives and innovative approach in educating Nigerians through the use of its proprietary Power Play game, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has won the Corporate Pacesetter (Power Sector) and HSE Campaign of the Year awards. The prestigious awards were presented to the company at the 2018 Nigeria…

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BPE dispels rumour of BEDC, Discos’ licence renewal

By Oke Peter The Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alex Okoh, has declared that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, there is nothing ongoing in terms of contract or license renewal for any of the Distribution Companies (Discos), including Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc. Speaking during a press briefing in Benin,…

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Power sector loses N1.287b daily —Report

  Damilola Shittu – Abuja Nigerian power sector said it lost approximately N1.287 billion on Saturday due to insufficient gas supply, distribution and transmission infrastructure. On the same day, average energy sent out was 4,157 megawatts/hour, which was down by 89.19MW from the previous day. This was contained in the Nigerian power sector daily data…

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NERC blames estimated billing on low metering

Energy Worth with Agency Report The Consumer Affairs Commissioner of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Moses Arigu, has identified low metering as a factor responsible for estimated billing by electricity distribution companies (Discos). Arigu stated this at the inauguration of the customer complaints forum office in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. He said…

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