Archives Tag: NERC

Finance

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) have announced their support for proposals to provide free electricity to Nigerians. The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) says its members will deliver power nationwide without any cost to consumers, for a period of two months. Read more about Corona Virus According to the Director of Research and Advocacy … Continue reading DISCOS Commit to Supplying Free Electricity for Two Months

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Tips

April 19, 2022

Since 2013, the old PHCN has been broken down into successor companies of 12 distribution companies, 6 generating companies and 1 transmission company and all these companies are regulated by the Nigeria Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC). Many Nigerians are yet to come to grips with it entirely and hence miss out on some of the … Continue reading Helpful Little Article: How to Apply for a Prepaid Electricity Meter

By david-okwara

News

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has strongly come up with revised penalties for electricity customers who are involved in unauthorized supply by either tampering or meter bypass by electricity. The criminal practice of stealing electrical power is called Electricity theft, although very popular in Nigerian is punishable under the law, it ranges and not limited to, … Continue reading NERC Assesses Penalty For Electric Theft

By adepeju

BUSINESS Energy News

April 19, 2022

The Federal Government of Nigeria handed over the Eko Distribution Company, Marina, Lagos to the new owners, West Power and Gas Limited on November 1, 2013. On the same day in 10 different locations across the country, similar ceremonies involving the transfer of  PHCN facilities to the new private investment firms were taking place. Chairman … Continue reading FG Hands Over PHCN to New Owners

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