Association of Electricity Consumers of Nigeria

September 15, (THEWILL) - Barely 24 hours after the fire outbreak at the Kainji/Jebba 330 kilovolt (KV) line, which triggered the collapse of the national grid on Thursday morning, a similar incident has occurred on Thursday night, at the...

September 14, (THEWILL) - Nigeria has again been thrown into power outage after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed on Thursday morning. This is coming barely six hours...

September 10, (THEWILL) - The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has 1.33 million estimated-billing customers – the highest among the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria, according to data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The statistics bureau in...

September 06, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an upward review of the price of pre-paid electricity meters in the country. The approval was conveyed in a circular jointly signed by the Commission’s Chairman and Commissioner...

August 25, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas, as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO), for a term of four years. Mrs...

August 22, (THEWILL) - On the 4th of August, President Tinubu kicked off the Gwagwalada Independent Power Plant, GIPP, to be fired by gas and which will provide about 11% of Nigeria's energy needs. The 1,350 megawatts plant, which is...

August 17, (THEWILL) - Transcorp Power Limited has consolidated its position in Nigeria’s power sector as it acquired a 60 percent stake in Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The group has made significant inroad in the sector towards improving Nigeria’s...

July 25, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government to halt the proposed hike in electricity tariff by Distribution Companies (Discos) in the country. While stressing the need to allow ordinary Nigerians to breathe, the lawmakers directed...

June 26, (THEWILL) - Electricity Distribution Companies in Nigeria (DisCos) have alerted to a planned tariff increase from July 1, 2023. In statements sent to respective consumers on Sunday night, DisCos stated that the review was due to the fluctuation...

The number of estimated billing customers held by Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) has continued to be on the increase, with the 11 DisCos having a total of 5.95 million in Q1 2023. This is 1.99 percent higher than...