The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered nine power distribution companies to compensate Band A customers in 557 streets for failing to provide the mandated 20-hour daily supply in April.
The compensation, to be done through energy credits or...
At least 112 people died in electricity-related accidents across Nigeria in 2024, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The report showed 228 incidents occurred during the year, leaving 108 others injured. Many of the cases involved wire...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has raised penalties for electricity customers found bypassing or tampering with their meters.
According to a newly published order, offenders will pay fines ranging from N100,000 to N300,000, depending on the type of meter. Additionally,...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has instructed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) not to demand payment from customers for replacing outdated or faulty meters that lack software upgrades.
NERC highlighted concerns over reports that some DisCos were requiring customers to...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that some of its international customers owe up to $14.19 million in electricity bills for the first quarter of 2024. According to the report, none of the four international customers, which...
Nigeria Electricity Distribution Companies, popular referred to as DisCos, have announced another hike in electricity tariff for “Band A” customers.
Leading the pack this week, the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC) and Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution PLC (PHED), announced a hike,...
Members of the organised labour, today, began picketing the offices of the Nigerian electricity regulatory commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide over the recent hike in electricity tariff.
The leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and...
The Nigeria labour congress, NLC, and the trade union congress, TUC, have issued a joint ultimatum to the Nigerian electricity regulatory commission, NERC. The labour unions say the power regulators have till may 12 to withdraw the recent hike...
The federal government of Nigeria has approved a downward review of the electricity tariff for “band A” customers from ₦225 per kilowatt per hour to ₦206 per kilowatt per hour.
Distribution companies (DisCos) across the country have since begun effecting...
The Nigerian electricity regulatory commission (NERC) has slapped the Abuja electricity distribution Plc (AEDC) with a hefty fine of two hundred million naira (₦200,000,000) for failing to adhere to its tariff guidelines, creating a stir among consumers and industry...
