Nigeria is set to sell electricity to four West African countries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria has concluded plans to sell electricity to four West African countries. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Executive Board of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Sule Abdulaziz, at the WAPP meeting on the Northcore project … Read more
Electricity Restored To Maiduguri There was wild jubilation by some residents of Maiduguri town following the restoration of electricity on Wednesday evening after two months of total blackout. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two months blackout was caused by the destruction of some of the towers supplying electricity to the city … Read more
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has lamented over the poor payment culture of post-paid customers across the South-East. This was contained in a statement signed on Sunday. by the Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh. Ezeh said that the company also had steadily improved on the power supply across the region.He lamented the … Read more
The NigerianRegulatory Commission (NERC) said it had deployed a total of 611,231 meters as of Jan. 31, 2021. The commission said that the deployment of the meters was done under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) initiative in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and other extraneous factors. NERC stated this in a “Consultation Paper on the … Read more
The timing for the increase could yield result – Dr. Umeh.
Federal Government on Tuesday maintained that there is no going back on its decision to remove subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) and electricity. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed who stated this, also noted that the government did not make any provision for the subsidy in the 2021 budget. She made … Read more
Electricity Electricity consumer groups on Wednesday kicked against the minor adjustment in electricity tariffs approved for the 11 electricity distribution companies by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The groups, the Energy Consumer Rights and Responsibilities Initiative (ECRRI) and All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum (AECPF), decried the increment in separate interviews with the News Agency … Read more
Electricity, Sokoto Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Tuesday said the state government required N1.9 billion for the total rehabilitation of electricity in the 23 local government areas of the state. Tambuwal, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, gave the figures when he received the … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday announced the achievement of a new feat as the power sector recorded an all-time national peak of 5,459.50 megawatts (MW). TCN general manager of public affairs, Ndidi Mbah, announced the development in a statement Mbah said the new record was achieved on October 28. She said the … Read more
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced an increase in electricity tariff with effect from Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Ekohotblog gathered that for Ikeja Electric, a residential customer on single-phase receiving a minimum of 12 hours of supply will now pay N42.73 per KWh, up from N21.30 per kWh. Meanwhile, for Eko Electricity Distribution Company, a … Read more
In furtherance of its drive to end the fraudulent practices that characterise the power sector in Nigeria, the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country have begun the implementation of the new service-based electricity tariff. EkoHotBlog had reported that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the implementation of the proposed cost-reflective energy tariff for the Nigerian electricity … Read more
Against the backdrop of the recent reversal of the new electricity tariff take-off,, the World Bank has indicated that Nigeria’s electricity tariff shortfall would rise by 56.9 per cent to N822 billion in 2023 from N524 billion in 2020. Tariff shortfall is the difference between allowed tariffs and cost-reflective tariffs, which the Federal Government is … Read more
By Simon Kolawole Whether we like it or not, the issue of electricity tariff is a touchy one. In the power sector reform, we are always talking about power generation, transmission and distribution. We are always talking about how many megawatts we are producing or want to produce. We have also regularly discussed the cost … Read more
The national assembly (NASS) on Monday said it had been able to prevail upon electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to halt the proposed increase in tariff for power consumers. Spokesman of Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Ola Awoniyi, announced the development in statement on said during a meeting. According to the statement, the leadership of the legislative … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to start local production of affordable smart meters to enhance electricity supply in the state. It said the production will be carried out through its Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusote, an engineer, disclosed this at an event organised to … Read more
The federal government says Nigerians will enjoy 11,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2023. Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, made this known at a press conference in Abuja. He said the government will actualise the goal through the Siemens AG deal. In 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed a power project deal with Siemens AG, Germany-based … Read more
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,767 megawatts of electricity into the national grid on Friday. This is contained in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, Office of the Vice President, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja … Read more