electricity

Enugu State Takes Over Full Regulation of Electricity sector

Enugu State Takes Over Full Regulation of Electricity sector

The Enugu state government through the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has taken over the task of electricity regulation… Read More

4 months ago

Constant Power Grid Collapse: Nigeria Moves to Fix Power Infrastructure

Nigeria recently witnessed its sixth power grid collapse of 2024, marking the latest in a series of collapses witnessed on… Read More

4 months ago

Nigeria’s National Grid Collapses For the 6th time in 2024

Nigeria has experienced its sixth national power grid collapse of the year, just yesterday on the 14th of October. It… Read More

4 months ago

Court Dismisses MAN’s Suit Against Electricity Tariff Hike

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has had its case ruled out by the Federal High Court in Lagos. The… Read More

4 months ago

NERC goes tough on DisCos for improved electricity, announces sanctions for overbilling

Key Points NERC Sanctions: The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has introduced stringent sanctions against electricity distribution companies (DisCos) that… Read More

7 months ago

Electricity crisis: Nigerian government has ‘added no value’ to national grid since military era, expert claims

Engineer Lateef Onikoyi, a former site engineer at Electrica and consultant to the Rivers State Ministry of Power, has criticised… Read More

7 months ago

Band A meets Plan B: Nigerian offices, homes devise strategies to manage higher electricity costs

In the first week of April 2024, the Ikeja Electricity Company announced the commencement of the gradual transition from subsidised… Read More

9 months ago

FG To Release $100m To Siemens, Senate To Pass New Electricity Act

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the federal government is set to release $100 million to Siemens to carry on with the… Read More

3 years ago

Nigeria Leads 20 Top Countries With Largest Electricity Access Deficit Globally

Nigeria, ‘the giant of Africa,’ has been classified as the leader of the 20 top countries with the largest ‘Electricity… Read More

3 years ago

Electric Power Closer to the People- Can State Governments Legislate on Electricity Distribution?

Proem: Recently, there have been debates on the Constitutional powers of State governments in Nigeria (States used in the sense… Read More

4 years ago

Electric Power Generation, Distribution and Pegging: Is the New NERC Order on the Capping of Estimated Bills a Solution?

Introduction Globally, the generation and transmission of electricity has continued to grow rapidly, albeit not keeping pace with population growth… Read More

4 years ago

Ex-NERC Chief Says Constitution Allows States to Regulate Electricity

“The move to a decentralised system in which states can regulate clusters of the transmission and distribution systems could usher… Read More

4 years ago