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Togo moves to increase electricity imports from Nigeria
The Republic of Togo has expressed interest in increasing its electricity purchases from Nigeria’s Niger Delta Power Holding Company to meet rising demand and extend reliable electricity supply to newly…
FG unveils new metering plant to tackle crude oil theft
The Federal Government has moved to tighten accountability in the crude oil sector with the inauguration of a Gravimetric Multifaceted Flow Metering Calibration Facility in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, by…
Unpaid electricity bills record N6tn – GenCos
Power generation companies under the umbrella of the Association of Power Generation Companies have disclosed that outstanding unpaid invoices for electricity generated and supplied to the national grid have…
DisCos reject FG’s free meter plan
Power distribution companies have expressed doubt over the directive by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, that prepaid meters must be free for all categories of customers. Operators, who spoke…
FG targets local power components to save forex
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has challenged the Energy Commission of Nigeria and the Rural Electrification Agency to deepen collaboration aimed at boosting local production of electricity components,…
Electricity Distribution: Loss Levels Exceed Regulatory Limits, Adelabu Laments
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has raised serious concerns about ongoing challenges in the country’s electricity distribution sector, emphasising that power loss levels remain above regulatory limits. This is…
Electricity consumers owe Discos N70bn in May — Report
Electricity consumers across Nigeria failed to pay in May 2025, according to the latest commercial performance report released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The 12 electricity distribution companies billed…
The Myth of Reflective Electricity Pricing in Nigeria
By Elvis Eromosele In Nigeria, few issues stir as much raw emotion as the price and quality of electricity. Everywhere across the length and breadth of the country electricity supply…
Professor Barth Nnaji To Deliver The Bullion Lecture
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Globally acclaimed energy expert, Professor Barth Nnaji, is to deliver the 2025 edition of The Bullion Lecture. The theme of the lecture is “Architecting the Energy Sector…
20,000 communities without electricity in Nigeria – REA
The Rural Electrification Agency has inaugurated a 550kWp solar hybrid mini-grid project in Bakin Ciyawa and Kwande communities, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State to electrify 3,500 households.…
