Prepaid meter prices in Rivers State have dropped sharply, with Mojec Asset Management Co. Ltd. now selling a single-phase meter for N98,900. That is the first time in recent memory a vendor on the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) list has gone below the N100,000 mark. PHED released the updated price list effective September…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has inaugurated a nine-member committee to drive the implementation of the Renewed Hope Mass Transit Bus Scheme for Federal Civil Servants. The committee is expected to develop the framework for the pilot deployment of electric buses and ensure the scheme provides affordable,…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has issued a revised order directing electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, to dedicate a portion of their earned operating revenue to critical network improvement projects. The Commission said the directive was aimed at accelerating network upgrades, improving electricity supply reliability and ensuring that available revenues were invested in critical infrastructure….
The Federal Government has launched a crackdown on massive energy theft along the 132-kilovolt Ikorodu–Sagamu industrial corridor, where unaccounted power losses have climbed to 100 megawatts, inflicting an estimated annual revenue loss of N120 billion on the electricity market. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, announced this during a high-level stakeholders meeting with industrial operators,…
The Edo State government has issued a transmission and distribution licence to CCETC Ogua Energy Limited for full utilization of its targeted 100 MW power project. The project is expected be completed and commissioned before the end of 2026. The Commissioner for Power, Hon. Paul Usenbo made this known in Benin City while presenting the…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has traced the power outage affecting Lekki, Lagos, to faults on two feeders operated by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, directly contradicting EKEDC’s claim that a TCN transformer was responsible. In a statement, TCN said the disruption was not caused by a fault on its transformer at the Lekki Transmission…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared Force Majeure on the 132kV Birnin Kebbi–Niamey Transmission Line after three transmission towers collapsed at Chibike Village. The collapse followed heavy rain and windstorm, disrupting bulk electricity transmission to Niamey. TCN disclosed the development in a statement on Friday. The line tripped at 17:38hrs on August 26,…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has inaugurated a five-member interim board for Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC), days after dissolving the company’s board over persistent financial and operational failures. The new Interim Board of Special Directors was inaugurated on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, as part of measures to implement NERC’s regulatory intervention and reset…
Lagos State and the Federal Government have unveiled plans to raise electricity supply in Lagos to about 3,500 megawatts (MW) as part of renewed efforts to tackle persistent blackouts and power the state’s growing economy. The plan was announced at the Lagos State High-Level Strategic Power Town Hall Meeting held at Lagos House, Marina, where…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC) and appointed its Managing Director, Dr Abubakar Umar Hashidu, as administrator for six months. The regulatory action takes effect from August 10, 2026, under Order No. NERC/2026/086. NERC said KAEDC was facing a severe financial and operational crisis, marked…
