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TEH underscores how smart technology improves DisCos’ performance

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong As part of efforts to maximise electricity supply from Distribution Companies (DisCos) to serve the consumers better, The Electricity Hub (TEH) has hosted its 79th power dialogue with the theme – ‘Improving DisCos’ Performance Using Smart Technology’, in

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Consumers kick as DisCos increase electricity tariff

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2023 0

By Godwin Anyebe Power consumers across the country have kicked against the quietly increased power tariff by Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). Although most of the Discos did not make this public, electricity users have described it as “a perfect robbery” amidst the harsh economic realities in Nigeria currently. Reacting to the price hike, a resident […]

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FG completes takeover of Kaduna, Kano, Ibadan, Port Harcourt DisCos

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2022 0

The Federal Government has announced that it has successfully completed the takeover of struggling distribution companies, including Kaduna, Kano, Ibadan and Port Harcourt DISCOs This was announced by the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, Mr Alex Okoh while briefing the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on

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FG announces restructuring of five DisCos

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2022 0

The Federal Government has announced the restructuring of five electricity distribution companies, also known as DIsCos, in the country. This was contained in a statement jointly signed on Tuesday by the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba, and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh.

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Jos DISCO spent N1.4Billion to procure meters

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2020 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka The management of Jos DISCO on Tuesday said it spent N1,450, 000, 000 (one billion, four hundred and fifty million naira) to procure 20,000 meters out of which it has received a delivery of 6,000, Daily Times gathered. The electricity company said the meters will be delivered to its franchise states of […]

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FG should order Discos to reverse electricity tariff — Landlord Tenant Association

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2020 0

A group,  Landlords and Tenants Association of Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to order electricity distribution companies (Discos) to reverse the increase in tariff. READ ALSO: EDITORIAL: No to hike in fuel price, electricity tariff Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the association who briefed newsmen during the weekend in Ijora-Badia, Lagos State, also

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DisCos seeks CBN intervention to improve metering process in Nigeria 

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2020 0

Power Distribution Companies (DisCos) is seeking Central Bank on Nigeria-funded massive meter rollout project to ensure electricity customers are adequately metered. The intervention they say will prepare Nigerians in advance of the full take-off of the proposed Service Reflective Tariff (SRT). Speaking on behalf of the DisCos at the House of Representatives public hearing

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NLC commends Senate for rejecting electricity tariff hike

Ihesiulo Grace 1 July 2020 0

…Demanding reversal of power sector privatisation The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the Senate for calling off the threat by Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to hike the electricity tariff and also demanding reversal of Nigeria’s power sector privatisation programme. In a statement sent to the Daily Times, the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said

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NASS leadership halts planned hike in electricity tariffs

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2020 0

The leadership of the National Assembly, on Monday, waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020 and succeeded in convincing the Distribution Companies (DisCos) to defer the plan till the first quarter of 2021. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]

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DisCos clarifies on 2 months free electricity supply to Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

Although it has agreed with the federal government to provide two months free electricity to Nigerians, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has clarified that there are certain conditions to be met for it to fulfil its own part of the agreement. This was contained in a statement by Barr. Sunday Oduntan, Executive Director, […]

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DisCos, FG agree to provide free electricity for 2 months

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

The Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) announced that they have agreed with the Federal Government to provide a two-month rebate of free electricity to their customers all over the country. In a statement on Wednesday by the Executive Director, Research and Advocacy at the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), Barrister Sunday Oduntan said the

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Lagos customers praise, knock DisCos over power supply

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the supply of electricity to customers by Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and Ikeja Electric (IE) during the ongoing lockdown of Lagos state. While some customers praise the DisCos for delivering quality supply to their areas so far during the mandatory stay at home period, others are dissatisfied with […]

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Day Lagos lawmakers matched on DISCOs in state to demand better deal for constituents

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

As Lagos State residents struggle to cope with the challenges associated with the COVID-19 lockdown in the state and parts of the country, the state House of Assembly has tasked the power Distributing Companies within the Lagos territory, to be more humane in the discharge of their statutory duties, ensuring lagosians enjoy considerable power supply, […]

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Discos and the tantrums of an ‘Abiku’

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2020 0

From April 1, consumers in Nigeria should brace up to cough out more money to electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) who have wangled another tariff hike, no thanks to an industry watchdog habitually pandering to the tantrums of the corporations like a doting parent panders to the demands of an ‘Abiku’. The Yoruba “Abiku” (“Ogbanje” to […]

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Only 2 DisCos exceeded 50% metering of consumers in 2019 – NERC

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says only two out of the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country have metered up to 50 per cent of customers under their coverage areas as at September 2019. NERC, the regulator of the power industry, said the DisCos were Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and Benin Electricity […]

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Nigeria’s electricity problem: FG vs DisCos

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Here is the main problem with Nigeria’s electricity sector: Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, but it has failed consistently to generate, transmit and distribute enough electricity to power its development process and accelerate economic growth. Between 1999 and 2007, President Olusegun Obasanjo focused on the reform of the electricity sector as one of the […]

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We are no longer interested in distributing electricity, DisCos to FG

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

DisCos, an electricity distribution company in Nigeria has continued to show their disinterest in the distribution of electricity in the country. Sunday Oduntan, executive director of research and advocacy of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), made this known while reacting to a statement by Saleh Mamman, minister of power, that DisCos should

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NERC orders DisCos to hike tariff by 50%

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered  the eleven  electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to hike their tariffs by an average of 50 per cent come April 1. In its memo to the commission, Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc said,  the directive was in place, in order  for them to meet the tariff shortfall funding targeted for […]

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DisCos will enforce new electricity tariff from April – ANED

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2020 0

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distribution Companies (ANED), on Monday, said that the Distribution Companies (DisCos) would enforce the new electricity tariffs from April 1. Mr. Sunday Oduntan, the Director, Research and Advocacy, ANED disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Oduntan said that the present tariff shall remain the same until April […]

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Electricity billing: Transit to cashless billing, collection, NERC orders DisCos’

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2020 0

In order to ensure optimal utilization of resources for the provision of electricity services, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has ordered electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to transit into cashless collection of electricity bills. The new directive is contained in a document, jointly signed by its Chairman, James Momoh and Commissioner,