NERC orders DisCos to refund customers unmetered under CAPMI

NERC orders DisCos to refund customers unmetered under CAPMI

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered electricity distribution companies to refund monies paid by persons who did not receive meters under the scrapped Credited Advanced Payment for Metering Initiative (CAPMI). The directive was given at a meeting between NERC and stakeholders in the power sector held in Abuja. “The meeting re-emphasised the need…

Discos, gas suppliers, deny power sector N108.15bn in July, August

Discos, gas suppliers, deny power sector N108.15bn in July, August

Inadequate gas supply to the generating plants and limited distribution facilities have resulted in the cumulative loss of N108.15 billion in July and August, 2018. A compilation based on reports obtained from the office of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, showed that a total of N50,082 billion was lost in July while N58.07 billion…

Ibadan Disco blames poor power supply on shortfall from national grid

Ibadan Disco blames poor power supply on shortfall from national grid

The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has attributed the poor power supply being experienced in some parts of Ogun State and its environs to the shortfall in energy allocated from the National grid. Mrs. Angela Olanrewaju, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications of IBEDC disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan…

Turkish firm Ak-Ay Elektrik set to supply power to 3 million Nigerians

Turkish firm Ak-Ay Elektrik set to supply power to 3 million Nigerians

The Turkish company Ak-Ay Elektrik will supply electricity to 3 million people in the West African country of Nigeria through five infrastructure projects to supply transformer substations. Ulaş Aslan, deputy coordinator of Ak-Ay Elektrik’s projects, told Anadolu Agency (AA) in an exclusive interview that to date the company has completed more than 40 transformer substations…

TCN to spend $1.57bn for 20,000MW capacity grid from 2021 – MD

TCN to spend $1.57bn for 20,000MW capacity grid from 2021 – MD

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it is injecting $1.57 billion into the power transmission infrastructure to raise the electricity grid to 20,000 megawatts (MW) from 2021. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Usman Gur Mohammed disclosed this recently when he received the Editor-In-Chief/CEO of Media Trust Limited, publisher of Daily Trust newspaper and…

ANED says it must protect Discos’ $1.4b investments

ANED says it must protect Discos’ $1.4b investments

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) yesterday told the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC ), that it has the legal backing to speak for the Electricity Distrubution Companies (DisCos) that invested $1.4 billion in the power assets. The association in its reaction to the Communique that barred them from denigrating the Minister of Power,…

FG set to begin reconstruction of power infrastructure in Ondo LGs

FG set to begin reconstruction of power infrastructure in Ondo LGs

The Federal Government has awarded contracts for the reconstruction of damaged power distribution infrastructure in the Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State. It was gathered that the gesture was part of the efforts of the government to end the age-long electricity problem being encountered by the residents of the four local governments in the…

Enugu Disco launches new injection substation

Enugu Disco launches new injection substation

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has inaugurated a 7.5 MVA injection substation meant to serve 13,000 customers living in the outskirt of Enugu metropolis. At the inauguration at Amorji Nike near Enugu, the Managing Director of EEDC, Mr. Okechukwu Nwosu, disclosed that the company is committed to delivering quality power supply to its customers….

TCN transmits 30,936MW over 11 days in September

TCN transmits 30,936MW over 11 days in September

The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Thursday said it transmitted 30,936 megawatts within 11 days in September. The daily statistics of TCN’s operations obtained from Nigerian Electricity System Operator, a section of the TCN, indicated that 30,936mw was generated from September 2 to September 12. The daily power generated within the period was in tranches…

PHED appeals to customers over power outage in Calabar

PHED appeals to customers over power outage in Calabar

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) on Friday appealed to its consumers in Calabar to bear with it over power outage since Sept. 11. Mr John Onyi, its Manager, Corporate Communications, said in a statement in Calabar that the outage was due to a fault at the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN) 150MVA transformer…