Tag: Electricity

The decision was announced Tuesday.

Over N534 billion revenue was lost by the power sector in 2016, according to official figures.

The IBEDC blamed a power contractor for the situation.

The House says the nation’s electricity market had been privatised.

They told the company to either base billing on consumption or provide "prepaid or even analogue metres".

“Even when we install meters in homes, about 90 per cent of the meters are usually by-passed."

“Enough is enough; we cannot continue to pay our money into any account any longer."

"This so-called electricity company are aware of the danger associated with such development."

"As if that is not bad enough, the only secondary school here can't pass for one."

Citizens need to consider cheaper alternative energy sources that are noiseless and require neither petrol nor diesel.

The court orders a reversal to the old rates.

The minister says the country will soon return to over 5,000 MW generation capacity

The vice president says implementation of Nigeria’s “most ambitious” budget yet will begin in a matter of days.

But we are in this situation today mainly because of the attacks on the export lines.

The president’s party had promised 40,000 megawatts between four and eight years

''However, nothing will make this government to slow down in its anti-corruption fight."

Repairs of impacted facilities may cost another N120 million

"The new tariff, besides eliminating fixed charge, has a robust mechanism to ensure that DISCOs fully meter their consumers and ...

The company has lofty plans and has set a 2019 deadline.

Mr. Sani says there should be no fixed electricity charges.

The sector now aims at achieving 5,000 megawatts in a short time.

The electricity regulator agrees that there should no bulk metering of customers.

The ad-hoc committee will also probe the unbundling of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria by the Federal Government.

Currently, the company is charging N26 per kilowatts for a residential building.

The Senate President says Nigerians have not felt the impact of government’s privatisation of power.