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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N156.33 billion to Distribution Companies (DisCos) to boost electricity supply...
Poor power supply remains a major drawback to economic development in Nigeria.
NERC has approved new Extraordinary Tariff Review applications, 5-year PIP and Capital Expenditure, CAPEX, for DisCos.
In the more recent months, Nigerians have witnessed significant power supply fluctuations and blackouts, dipping as low as 2, 805 MW last month.
About 82% of consumers are unaware of tariff band classifications.
NERC has issued a directive to DisCos on the structured replacement of faulty and obsolete meters for their customers.
The Nigerian power sector continues to grapple with the age-long problems that have plagued the sector even before the privatisation exercise.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has instructing DisCos to increase tariffs, effective January 1, 2021.
All DisCos suffered a reduced collection from Q2 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
EKEDC has announced that it has started the distribution of smart meters to customers.
Abuja and Ikeja had highest in collection efficiency, out of the 11 electricity distribution companies in Nigeria.
Engineer Sale Mamman has disclosed that Nigeria's installed grid power generation capacity has grown from 8,000mw to 13,000mw.