After nearly 15 years of inadequate electricity supply, Rigasa community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State is set for improved power access following the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited’s (NDPHC) commitment to deliver critical electricity infrastructure. The project, facilitated by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG), comprises a 2-kilometre 11kV line,…
Five electricity distribution companies have issued separate notices explaining power cuts and reduced supply affecting customers in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun and other states. The companies cited grid shortfalls, technical faults, transmission restrictions and scheduled maintenance. Ikeja Electric said reduced supply hours across its Lagos network were caused by insufficient allocation from the national grid. The…
For the second consecutive year, Sahara Group has engaged members of the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) in a pre-conference training programme ahead of the 2026 NAEC Energy Conference. The programme focused on championing excellence and sustainability in energy reporting, as part of efforts to promote continuous learning, professional development and better energy…
The Lagos State Government plans to raise electricity supply to above 3,000 megawatts (MW) from below 1,000MW by March 2027. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the target at the fourth Lagos Business School Africa Energy Conference (AEC 2026). Represented by his Deputy, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, the conference held at the Honeywell Auditorium, Lagos Business School,…
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has renewed efforts to connect more businesses, manufacturers and commercial operators to reliable electricity through its Eligible Customer Programme. The initiative allows qualifying customers to access dedicated power supply under mutually agreed commercial arrangements, as the company seeks to bridge the gap between available generation capacity and the…
Nigeria’s $300 million Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has been commercially launched, moving the initiative from its structuring phase into capital deployment. The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) announced the launch on Monday. The fund pools public and private capital to finance distributed renewable energy projects and widen access to reliable electricity across the country. The…
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,…
