Tag: NERC

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...

Nigeria power crisis: 9,536MW idle as blackouts persist despite govt claims

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Power Improves on Paper, Darkness Deepens in Reality Nigeria’s power crisis is worsening—despite official claims of improvement. While the government reports...

Electricity Tariff Hike Looms as Rising Gas Prices Push Nigeria’s Power Sector to the Brink

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Nigeria’s power sector is once again on the brink of a major pricing shift, as operators intensify calls for...

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...

Power shift in Nigeria: Oyo state launches electricity market regulator to boost supply

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Nigeria’s power sector reforms are entering a new phase at the subnational level, as states begin to assert regulatory...

NERC orders DisCos to refund N20bn to customers under meter scheme

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Customers to get N20bn meter refunds from DisCos – NERC Electricity consumers across Nigeria are set to receive long-awaited reimbursements...

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...

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...

DisCos install 228,614 meters in Q3 2025 — NERC updates  power metering progress

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) installed a total of 228,614 meters...

NERC confirms 700,000 electricity meters ready for rapid deployment in Nigeria

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In a bold move aimed at accelerating electricity access for Nigerians, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has confirmed...

Electricity metering rate rises to 55% — NERC

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Nigeria’s electricity metering programme has recorded steady progress, with the national metering rate rising to 55.01 per cent in...