Helpful Little Article: How to Apply for a Prepaid Electricity Meter
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 […]
Say Goodbye To PHCN With This SOLARITY Power Bundle
With approximately 180m people in Nigeria, access to quality and sufficient power is barely 55%, leaving a huge number of Nigerians without regular power. While the Government is doing its best, it will still take the Country years to even achieve 50% access to quality and sufficient power. To speed up this access, Vanpeux Solar, […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Friday, Oct 21, 2016
To regain its share in the global oil market, NNPC offers discounts on crude oil. President Buhari has released names of 46 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate. The militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, have pulled out of dialogue proposed by the Federal Government. The House of Representatives investigates PHCN on electricity bills and sale of non-core […]
Finding a Solution to Energy Crisis and its Impact on the Educational Sector
Nigeria is facing a very serious energy crisis that has led to the petrol stations being empty of fuel. With only 5 out of 23 power plants functioning in the country, the problem is on such a huge scale that operations in major telecommunications companies, banks and radio stations were affected some days ago. I don’t want […]
Power Generation Hits 4,105 Megawatts, Says Nigerian Government
The Nigerian government, yesterday, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, announced that the country’s generated power hit a record high of 4,105megawatts. According to a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Minister of Power on Communications, Ms. Kande Daniel, the rise in power generation was attributed to the reduction in system collapses, as well as […]
Eko, Ikeja Discos Commence Integrated Power Generation
Eko and Ikeja Distribution companies (Discos) serving Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital are set to commence on the integrated generation of power to boost energy supplies to Lagosians. Charles Momoh, Chairman, West Power & Gas, the private company that acquired Eko Disco, stated this at a sideline plenary session at the Lagos State Ehingbeti 2014 Investment […]
FG Hands Over PHCN to New Owners
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 […]
UBA Considering $2Bn Investment in Power Sector
The Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Phillips Oduoza, has said the bank is looking to invest $2 billion in the power sector in Nigeria and across Africa. He revealed that the bank has already invested $700 million in the power sector and is considering increasing it. He made this known in […]
Transcorp, Bid Winner for Ughelli Power Plant, Signs With BPE to Take Over
The official signing ceremony for the winning bidders of the privatization of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), was held yesterday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The ceremony, hosted by the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) and presided over by Minister of Power Professor Chinedu Nebo, had representatives from the five generating and 10 […]
Paga Announces PHCN bill payments
Paga, a Nigerian online payment solution, has announced PHCN – Power Holding of Nigeria Company Plc – payment on its platform. This started a few days ago, October 29th, and will cover the pre-paid zones of Lagos and Abuja; and post-paid payments will be available nationwide. So with a Paga account, that you have deposited […]