FG to Take Over BEDC Due to Poor Performance

The federal government has concluded plans to take over Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) due to…

Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti State Governments to Assert Shareholder Rights in Benin DisCo (BEDC)

The state governments of Edo, Delta, Ondo, and Ekiti have formally communicated with the Nigerian Electricity…

Is the Establishment of Smaller DisCos a Solution to Blackouts in Nigeria?

The Nigerian government is strategizing to establish smaller electricity distribution companies (DisCos) as it perceives existing…

Daystar Power and RMI Unveil Solar Business Model Targeting $6.5 Billion Investments for Nigerian Businesses

In a March 12 press release, Daystar Power and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) released a U.S.…

40% Loss, Unpaid Bills, Infrastructure Deficit, Reasons for Current Blackouts – Proton Energy CEO

In a March 8 interview with CNBC Africa, the Chief Executive Officer of Proton Energy, Oti…

FG Threatens to Withdraw Licences of DisCos not Supplying Power

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Power would withdraw…

EPRA Sets New Rules to End Kenya Power Monopoly

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has developed regulations to open the electricity market and…

States Demand for Decentralised REA Projects

Last week, at a stakeholder roundtable hosted by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), states demanded decentralisation…

NERC Issues N10.5bn Fine to DisCos for Overcharging Unmetered Consumers

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has sanctioned the 11 Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) for non-compliance,…

EEDC to Commence Prepaid Meter Token ID by February

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) announced yesterday its plans to commence the Token Identifier (TID)…