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Blackouts: GenCos, DisCos clash over rejected power
As Nigerians endure several weeks of blackout, power generation companies have accused the distribution companies of deliberately rejecting electricity load allocations, resulting in heavy financial losses to the sector. In…
FG targets 5.2m electricity connections under $750m loan
The Federal Government is targeting the connection of million Nigerians to electricity by June 2026 under a $750m World Bank-backed intervention aimed at expanding access through renewable energy solutions. This…
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…
