After Charging ‘Band A’ Customers Using New Tariff, DisCos Fail To Deliver 20 Hours Of Power

Last week, electricity distribution companies (DisCos) started charging “Band A” customers a new tariff. The new tariff more than tripled the old rate. Despite the promise of providing power 20 hours a day, the DisCos have failed to deliver. Eko Hot Blog reports that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are struggling to meet up with their … Read more

Electricity Tariff: NERC Specifies Customers Affected By Price Increase

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has explained that not all Nigerians would be affected by the recently-announced increase in electricity tariff by the government. The Federal Government, via the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), approved an increase of 300 per cent in electricity tariff for some consumers as revealed … Read more

FG Announces Restructuring Of 5 Electricity DISCOs

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The NREC and BPE chiefs said the new boards for the affected discos have been approved They added that the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) would be a placeholder board for IBEDC in a temporary capacity EDITOR’S PICK Firm Announces Annual Tonnes Of Plastic Waste Generated In Lagos LASG Partners ELCA To Produce 128 … Read more

Our Meters Are Free, KEDCO Insists

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KEDCO The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on Tuesday said that meters issued out under the ongoing zero phase are free and should not be paid for by customers. Mr Ibrahim Shawai, the Head of Corporate Communications of KEDCO, stated this in a statement he issued to newsmen in Kano. Shawai said that KEDCO’s franchise … Read more

Independence: KEDCO Urges Nigerians To Support Power Sector Reform

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KEDCO, Substation The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s power reform programme to end energy crisis in the country. Mr Ibrahim Shawai, the Head, Corporate Communications of the company, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Kano. Read … Read more