30 results
- 24 Dec 2024
NERC Discloses $5.7 Million Debt Owed by International Customers for Q3 2024 Electricity Supply
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that international customers owe $5.7 million for electricity supplied in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The debtors include…
- 17 Jan 2013
Tackle Electricity Supply, World Bank VP Tells Jonathan
Mouktar Diop, vice president, World Bank on a visit to Nigeria has advised the federal government to tackle the problem of inadequate electricity supply if the country is to experience the level of…
- 9 Jan 2024
FG says Power Firms Need N2trn to Improve Electricity Supply
The Federal Government has said that Nigerian electricity companies need an estimated N2 trillion or about $2.5 billion in capital to improve power supply in Nigeria. Bloomberg reported that the…
- 5 Aug 2026
FG Expands Solar Power, Targets 60.82MW Boost to Nigeria's Electricity Supply
Federal Government is set to inject a cumulative 60.82 megawatts (MW) of solar-generated electricity into the national grid as it intensifies efforts to improve power supply and expand access to…
- 18 May 2026
Lagos Unveils Plan for 24-hour Electricity Supply in the State
Lagos State Government has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to end the “culture of blackouts” and establish a 24-hour electricity market driven by private sector investment, smart metering and…
- 20 Feb 2017
Solving Nigeria's Electricity Issues
Electricity supply in Nigeria has always been on the low side ever since I became conscious as boy in my early years on earth. The euphoric exclamation of “up NEPA” that used to rent the air, back…
- 26 Oct 2014
Zinox Rekindles Entrepreneurship with iPower Plus Solutions
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, has said that the official launch of its new entrant, iPower Plus is to drastically reduce the lack of electricity supply in the country and correct deficiencies…
- 3 Jun 2026
DisCos Generate N597.6bn Revenue in Q1 2026 Amid Ongoing Power Supply Challenges
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria generated a total of N597.55 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2026 despite persistent power supply challenges and consumer…
- 16 Aug 2022
Blackout Looms as Electricity Workers Threaten Indefinite Strike
Nigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from Wednesday (today) as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending…
- 26 Jun 2022
SERAP Sues Buhari over ‘Missing N11 Trillion Electricity Fund’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari “for failing to investigate allegations that over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply…
- 25 Apr 2017
Gencos Accuse DisCos of Hiding Accounts
The crisis in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) got messier as the electricity generation companies (Gencos) asked the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to open their account…
- 6 Sept 2017
German Firm Plans Virtual Pipeline for Nigeria's LNG Market
OTI Greentech AG, an international environmental engineering and technology services group listed on the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange, on Wednesday, announced its intention to expand its activities in…
- 11 May 2020
BEDC Asks Customers to Pay Bills, Says No Decision Yet on Free Electricity
Management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has said the National Assembly proposed free electricity supply to Nigerians for two months to make life easier during the Coronavirus…
- 14 Mar 2016
FG Orders DISCOs to Provide Pre-Paid Meters to Nigerians
Federal government has given marching orders to Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs), in the country to supply pre- paid meters to electric consumers without further delay. Mr Babatunde…
- 15 Jul 2024
FG, World Bank Plans 3.5m Electricity Meters Roll out
The Federal Government Monday, said it has had discussions with the World Bank on plans to roll out 3.5 million electricity meters to support the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI. A…
- 20 Sept 2022
PPC Backs Local Production of Smart Meters, Electricity Access
PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company, is supporting the local production of smart meters through the supply of accessories in the drive to ensure…
- 8 Oct 2015
Buhari Rejects New Electricity Tariffs, Wants Improved Power
President Muhammadu Buhari has frowned at the current electricity tariffs, stating that until there is stable power supply in the country, electricity tariffs cannot remain at their current level.…
- 20 May 2008
Telecommunications and Power Supply
Power and in this case electricity is the key driver of industrialization and major force behind a productivity society as well as an ink on the wheels of better communication. Surprisingly, this…
- 15 Sept 2008
Nassarawa Invests N100m to Boost Power Supply
Nassarawa State Government has purchased twenty 500 KVA transformers estimated at over 100 million naira to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to boost electricity supply in Lafia, the…
- 27 Jan 2025
How to Empower Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Future
For decades, Nigeria’s power sector has been on shaky ground — struggling with unreliable electricity supply, aging infrastructure, and an overdependence on fossil fuels. Grid collapse has become a…
- 5 Apr 2026
Tinubu Approves N3.3 Trillion Payment Plan to Boost Power Supply
President Bola Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion payment plan aimed at settling long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, in a move expected to improve electricity supply and restore investor…
- 18 Aug 2008
Zain Employs 8,000 Staff to Protect its Base Stations
Zain Nigeria says that it is now running back up power generators in the bulk of its 3,600 base stations in the country due to continuing problems with the national electricity supply. The company…
- 12 May 2025
NERC Orders DisCos to Compensate Band A Customers in 557 Streets
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed nine electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to compensate Band A customers residing in 557 streets across their franchise areas for…
- 21 Jul 2014
TCP Alert: Surulere, Others to Experience Power Cut
As an update to the earlier reports of looming nationwide power cut, the management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos region, has identified some towns likely to be more affected in…
- 15 May 2017
Revisiting The Electricity Question In Nigeria
The question as to whether the Nigeria's tech ecosystem can truly develop without steady power supply has always been agitating my mind. This question keeps coming up because of the epileptic power…
- 9 Apr 2014
MTN, Nova-Lumos to Offer Electricity Services to Rural Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has announced pans to deliver electricity supplies to MTN customers who are living in rural areas across Nigeria and are not connected to the electricity grid. The Nova-Lumos service is…
- 28 Apr 2022
Digital Economy Offers Potentials for Data Centres - Durvasula
Tesh Durvasula was recently appointed chief executive officer of Africa Data Centre. In a chat with chike onwuegbuchi, he explained the potentials of ADC’s new facility located in Lagos. What is the…
- 28 Aug 2013
Nigerians Pay Inefficient Price for Electricity
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has admitted that consumers are paying inefficient price for electricity but attributed the situation to the unavailability of power supply. Dr. Sam…
- 16 Mar 2012
FAAN Restores Power Supply at MMIA, 21 Others
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has restored the electricity power supply to all terminal parts of Murtala Muhanmed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while spreading its safety net…
- 25 Apr 2021
World Bank Says Nigerian Businesses Lose $29Bn Annually to Poor Power Supply
The World Bank has said that businesses in Nigeria lose about $29billion annually to unstable electricity supply. The Bank in its power sector recovery programme factsheet shared during the World…