Category: Power
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…
We ‘ll sell electricity to African countries that are willing to pay –FG
Esther Abiola – Lagos Nigeria is planning to supply electricity to Burkina Faso, a West African country, amid cries of acute power deficit by Nigerians. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, operators of Kainji and Jebba Hydro power plants, Mr Lamu Audu, said this at the Annual Power and Utilities Roundtable organised by…
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…
N60bn revenue shortfall affects power distribution —Discos
Damilola Shittu – Abuja The over N60bn revenue shortfall in the books of power distributors is slowing down the distribution of electricity across the country. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in its most recent quarterly report released in Abuja, power distributors recorded a revenue shortfall of N64.5bn in the first quarter of…
Be civil in your approach, electricity workers charged
By Oke Peter The President-General of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), Dr Chris Okonkwo has charged members of the association to always address their grievances in a civilised manner to ensure harmonious relationship with their employer. Dr Okonkwo gave the charge in his opening remarks, during a day seminar themed:…
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…
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,…
Benin Disco blames TCN for 200,000 customers’ power outage
By Esther Abiola The Benin Electricity Development Company (BEDC) on Wednesday blamed its inability to provide services to about 200,000 customers on the failure of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN’s) to fix some of its faulty transformers. Its Managing Director, Mrs. Funke Osibodu, who disclosed this while interacting with newsmen in Benin City, listed the…
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…
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…