Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected a total revenue of N553.63 billion in the first quarter of 2025. This amount was realized from a total billing of N744.27 billion issued to customers during the period, representing a collection efficiency of 74.39%. The...
Electricity Supply
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – A devastating incident occurred in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami community of Gombe Metropolis on Saturday, resulting in the electrocution of five persons and injuring 13 others. Gombe State Police Command confirmed the incident, attributing the cause to a high-voltage surge from a nearby electricity transformer....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State is set to regain electricity after 12 years of power shortage, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a solar energy project. Installation of equipment has commenced, marking a significant step toward restoring power...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the rationing of power supply for Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)’s customers in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between Jan. 6 and Jan. 20. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made the announcement in a statement in...
The Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF) has urged the Federal Government to promptly intervene to restore electricity supply in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states. Chairman of NSF, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Yar’adua decried the situation of electricity supply in the three states,...
Some state governments in the South East have embarked on ways to get alternative source of electricity supply following the incessant collapse of the national grid. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the national grid has collapsed no fewer than seven times between January and October, 2024,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), has said two of its towers, T193 and T194, along the Damaturu -Maiduguri 330 Kilo Volt (KV Single Circuit) transmission line have again been destroyed by vandals. TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said this in a...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has decried the activities of saboteurs and cartels in the electricity sector, blaming them for the incessant power outages in the country. Adelabu expressed this during a programme tagged “Confronting Nigeria’s Power Challenge as the Nation Migrates to a Multi-Tier Electricity...
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has advised the Federal Government to constitute a technical task force of professionals to address reoccurring national grid collapse. Dr Yunusa Tanko, the spokesperson for Obi stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Onitsha. “I suggest that the...
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says that another system collapse have led to loss of electricity supply in South-East on Monday. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement in Enugu that the collapse occurred at 2:41 a.m on Monday. The News...
The Minster of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the ongoing power upgrade and investment in power sector would improve electricity supply within the next three to six months. Adelabu gave the assurance during a working visit to some ongoing projects in Maryland and Alausa substations...
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has said the current power outage in Imo, a fallout of a strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is beyond its control. The EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, made the disclosure in statement issued in Owerri on...
A Chinese consortium comprising China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC) and Sinohydro, made this known in a statement in Abuja. The consortium said that the project will make a significant contributions to Nigeria’s power generation capacity. The Zungeru hydropower project, the consortium said is proof...
Ghana may soon be exporting electricity to its neighbour, Nigeria, according to latest reports. Mr. Hanson Monney, the Head of the Generation and Transmission Unit at the Ghanaian Ministry of Energy, emphasised that via effective policy development and implementation, Ghana has already attained an impressive 80% to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid restoration nationwide has reached advanced stages. TCN General Manager on Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Thursday in Abuja. Mrs Mbah said that...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has assured that the Federal Government will empower Nigerians through stable and accessible power. The minister who gave the assurance when he assumed office on Monday in Abuja stressed that every home, industry, school, and business will benefits from the government...
The Labour Party in Lagos State has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently address all the problems militating against a stable electricity supply in the country. The Labour party added that improving the supply of electricity in both urban and rural areas would further reduce the hardship encountered due to the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, declared that despite the nation’s current rate of energy supply, his administration is poised to address all the obstacles militating against stable electricity supply in the country. He said his administration will bring solutions to the...
The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Power and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to find a lasting solution to the issue of power distribution and supply across the country. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of an urgent motion of public importance by...