Category: Power

Some experts in the power sector said that the installation of meters within 10 working days of payment on the premises of electricity consumers by Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) was not realistic. They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. According to the experts, some reasonable steps would have to…

By Oke Peter The hope of getting constant electricity supply in Nigeria may not yield desired result due to three major reasons. These issues are systemic and fundamental and it seems to have defied workable solution.  Regulatory hitches had been identified as one of the challenges confronting the power sector in the country. Truth be…

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) must be super-effective in every responsibility bestowed on them for the power sector to thrive, a renewable energy expert has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The Chief Executive Officer, SolarCentric Technologies Limited, Adetunji Iromini, stated this, noting that “the power sector value chain is financed by bill…

By Oke Peter The House of Representatives, on Thursday, said it would meet with Community Development Associations (CDAs) in different geo-political zones in the course of its Ad Hoc Committee assignment, to curb excessive electricity charges. Chairman of the Committee, Honourable Ajibola Famurewa (Osun-APC), who made the assertion at the inaugural meeting of the committee,…

The eleven electricity distribution companies (Discos) in Nigeria’s power market have alleged that the amount of monies owed them by members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) as shortfall in the 2015 electricity tariff approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) but which MAN refused to accept was about N30 billion. They said…

The Police on Tuesday, arraigned a customer of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc, Mr Abdulateef Mustafa before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged theft of electricity through meter bypass. The suspect, a middle aged man who resides at No. 16 Tema Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, was accused of illegally consuming…

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, constituted an 18-man special panel to investigate and prosecute electricity offences within the South East geopolitical zone. The panel, which FG said was set-up inline with provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, was inaugurated at the Federal Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Abuja by the Director of…

The challenge of gas supply in the nation’s power sector left nearly 2,000 megawatts capacity idle at 12 power plants on Wednesday. The nation’s unutilised electricity generation capacity due to gas constraints stood at to 1,987.5MW as of 6am on Wednesday, down from 2,482MW on Tuesday, data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works…

In demonstration of her commitment and dedication to excellent service delivery. The Nigeria’s largest distribution network, Ikeja Electric, has recently commissioned additional feeders within her Ikorodu network area. The additional feeders are for Bayeku feeder at Igbogbo injection substation and Ladega 11KV feeder at Sabo Injection Substation. According to Ikeja Electric, the feeders are expected…

The Federal Government has disclosed that it is working out modalities to partner with Morocco in housing and energy. The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr Mustapha Shehuri said this interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla, Morocco. Shehuri said he…