Despite assurances from power firms on improved services during the five-week lockdown of over the new Coronavirus (aka COVID-19) in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, scores of consumers have berated the services, with 2,715 consumer complaints out of which 953 were not immediately resolved. However, others rated the services of the...
There is widespread protest at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) headquarters in Abuja over the removal of Mr Usman Gur Mohammed as the Managing Director on Tuesday. The members of the unions comprising the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) and the Nigerian Union of Electricity...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reappointed a 12 member Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). A statement by the AGM, Government, External and Industry Relations at NERC, Michael Faloseyi, said the appointment and reappointment of the members is in line with the Market...
Zambia’s constant power cuts are now a thing of the past. Thanks to a robust hydraulic and solar power generation industry in recent years, the country is now self-sufficient in energy. And, there is even better news for citizens of the South African nation- electricity production could soon be in...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) will face a probe panel at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Thursday after they traded words on faulty networks last weekend. On Saturday during a downpour, TCN accused AEDC of refusing to take energy from...
The national electricity grid system collapsed on Wednesday morning at 1:21am leaving power generation to begin at 2,983 megawatts (MW) this morning. However, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in a statement by its Public Affairs Head, Mrs Ndidi Mbah said confirmed the incident and said the National Control Centre...
​The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the ongoing lockdown may affect revenue generation for the power sector during the lockdown period. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Usman Gur Mohammed who disclosed this in an interview yesterday also dismissed claims that the federal government was providing free electricity...
The Federal Government today approved the sum of N200 billion for improved gas supply to the power Generation Companies (GenCos), so as to boost electricity supply to Nigerians during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari disclosed this after...
The Ministry of Power has said there was no decision reached by the Federal Government to provide Nigerians with free electricity. Thisis coming barely 48 hours after the power Distribution Companies (DisCos) announced their alignment with the federal government and National Assembly efforts to provide free electricity for two months...
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has announced it's aligning with the federal government and NASS efforts to provide free electricity for two months as a palliative for the effects of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerian electricity consumers. The Executive Director, Research & Advocacy, ANED, & Spokesman for...