The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to deploying electricity as a catalyst for economic growth rather than merely expanding power access, calling for stronger policy alignment and investment to accelerate the use of energy-efficient agricultural equipment across rural Nigeria.Speaking at the National Stakeholders’ Engagement Workshop on Productive Use of Energy (PUE) in Abuja, the…
Operators in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry have been told to avoid actions that could threaten the decentralisation of the electricity market. The Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Tegbe,Made it loud and clear at the workshop on Legal, Policy and Regulatory Harmonisation between federal and state institutions on the Decentralisation of the Nigerian Electricity Supply…
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has officially commenced the restoration of the 225MW Gbarain National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) in Bayelsa State, officially handing over the power plant to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Schneider Electric/TILT Energy, for the commencement of rehabilitation works. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NDPHC, Engr. Jennifer Adighije,…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed a major disruption in electricity supply affecting the Lagos power network following a voltage instability on the national grid on Thursday morning. According to the company, the incident occurred at about 8:19 a.m. when a sudden voltage fluctuation developed within the national grid system and quickly spread…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Engr. Jennifer Adighije, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to delivering reliable and sustainable electricity across Nigeria, stressing that stable power supply remains critical to deepening democracy and driving economic growth. In her goodwill message to commemorate Democracy Day, Adighije said…
The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, explained that the recent hike in prices of cooking gas in the domestic were driven largely by prevailing market realities such as foreign exchange volatility, rising logistics costs, infrastructure constraints, and fluctuations in international LPG prices. The Federal Government has therefore directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a 13-day-long blackout in major parts of Delta State over its 132/33 kilovolt substation maintenance. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noting that the electricity disruption started from June 4, 2026, and is expected to last through the 16th. According to the federal…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced a special compensation for band A customers affected by blackout and insufficient supply from grid generation constraints. In a statement, NERC said the directive was introduced in recognition of the significant generation shortfalls experienced across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) between February and March 2026, which…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says power distribution companies (DisCos) collected N196.13 billion in revenue in March. In its ‘commercial performance of distribution companies (DisCos)’ fact sheet for March, NERC said the figure represents a 0.28 percent decrease from the N196.68 billion revenue collected in February. According to the fact sheet, the DisCos realised…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has commenced its Net Billing Regulations 2026, a policy framework that allows electricity consumers to generate their own power from renewable energy sources and sell surplus electricity back to the national grid. In a statement posted on its verified X handle on Wednesday, the commission said the regulation is aimed…
