NERC

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s Senate has confirmed two commissioners for the electricity regulator, NERC, reinforcing oversight at a time of continued reform in the power sector, while also approving a first …

KEY POINTS The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has signalled a far tougher stance on delinquent Distribution Companies after revealing that some operators have refunded only a fraction of the …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s push to expand grid-connected electricity projects is running into an old and persistent obstacle as lenders and sector executives warn that the deep debts carried by Distribution …

KEY POINTS On Monday, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, announced that it had given the recently formed Bayelsa Electricity Regulatory Agency (BYERA) control over the state’s power market. The …

KEY POINTS Dr. Sam Amadi leans forward, palms flat on the table. “Predictable surprise,” he calls it. The former chairman of Nigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) isn’t mincing words about …

Nigerian DisCos face penalties for overcharging unmetered customers, as NERC takes decisive action to enforce billing regulations and protect consumers.

The necessity for an electricity subsidy in Nigeria comes into sharp focus as the Association of Electricity Distributors of Nigeria (ANED) stresses its indispensability for affordable power. ANED emphasizes that …

In an impressive rebound, Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies, known as DisCos, have improved their revenue collection strategies. They have significantly reduced losses in diverse operational areas. The National Electricity Regulatory …

Nigeria’s electricity sector is enduring a drawn-out crisis, largely because of the failure to metre an adequate number of customers, resulting in approximately seven million users remaining unmetered, even with …