Tag: DisCos

Telecom operators plan N1.86tn investment as power sector loses N310bn in Q1

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Telecom Operators Commits N1.86tn to Network Expansion Nigeria's telecommunications operators plan to invest approximately N1.86tn ($1.38bn) in 2026 to expand...

Nigeria Electricity Revenue 2026 Surges Even as Power Supply Worsens

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Nigeria’s Power Sector Faces Growing Revenue-Supply Imbalance Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies are collecting more money from consumers even as the...

Adelabu’s deadline fails as Nigeria power crisis remains below 4,000MW

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Power Crisis Deepens in Nigeria as Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s Two-Week Electricity Recovery Promise Falls Short Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis has...

Nigeria’s Power Sector Shake-Up: NERC Orders DisCos to Fast-Track Free Meter Rollout

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NERC pushes DisCos to accelerate free meter installations amid Nigeria’s metering gap Nigeria’s power sector regulator, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory...

Blackouts in Nigeria worsen as GenCos, DisCos trade blame over rejected power

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Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis has taken a new turn as power generation companies (GenCos) and electricity distribution companies (DisCos)...

NISO power allocation keeps lights on despite 292MW grid drop from gas crisis

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Nigeria’s power sector came under renewed scrutiny this week following a temporary drop in generation capacity, but the system...

Confusion over free electricity meters persists as NERC explains who pays, who doesn’t

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Nigeria’s electricity regulator has moved to clear growing public confusion over the cost of prepaid electricity meters, stressing that...

Metering Brouhaha Deepens as FG, DisCos Clash Over ‘Free’ Electricity Meters

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Nigeria’s long-running electricity metering crisis has once again taken centre stage, reigniting tensions between the Federal Government, electricity distribution...

Nigeria’s power grid fails again as DisCos blame low electricity generation

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Fresh concerns are mounting within Nigeria’s electricity sector following a series of power system disruptions that have seen the...

Nigeria plunged into darkness as national grid collapsed again in 2026

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Nigeria’s fragile electricity infrastructure suffered another major setback on Tuesday as the national grid collapsed for the second time...

DisCos abandon metering duty, leaving Nigerians to suffer: NERC report 2025

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In a startling disclosure, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria...

IBEDC Signal Temporary Blackouts Across 22 Oyo Areas

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Residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, are set to experience temporary power disruptions as the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC)...