DisCos

 NERC's latest directive has ignited a dispute over who has the authority to regulate electricity investments as Nigeria's power market becomes increasingly decentralised.  DisCos and state regulators argue the Order goes beyond NERC's powers, while the Commission says...

June 29 (THEWILL) — Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) recorded stronger operational performance in the fourth quarter of 2025, with revenue collection rising by nearly 24 percent year-on-year, driven by improved metering and increased electricity supply, according to the latest...

June 23 (THEWILL) — Nigeria's electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have begun compensating customers for failing to meet the minimum power supply hours required under the country's Band A electricity tariff regime, marking a significant shift in regulatory enforcement within...

April 21, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) remitted ₦77.99 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, achieving 91.19 percent of their total market obligations, according to the latest report by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The figure...

March 03, (THEWILL) — Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) across Nigeria metered 109,556 customers in December 2025, pushing the national electricity metering rate to 57.27 percent, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported. The figures were contained in NERC’s Metering...

January 15, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s power sector recorded an estimated ₦187 billion revenue loss as unbilled electricity supply increased, underscoring persistent inefficiencies across the electricity value chain. Industry data indicate that a significant portion of energy generated and distributed...

January 06, (THEWILL) — Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) operating in Nigeria recorded a remittance performance of 95.21 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, remitting a total sum of ₦381.29 billion to key market operators, according to the...

October 08, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that the metering rate in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) climbed to 54.33 per cent as of June 2025, following the installation of 225,631 meters by...

April 20, (THEWILL) – Last week, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed that the Federal Government was owing electricity generation companies Gencos and distribution companies, DisCos, over N4 trillion. While speaking at the public presentation of the National Integrated...

February 11, (THEWILL) – The unending darkness permeating Nigeria today, unarguably, was the mistake of 2013, when majority stakes in the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) were sold to private investors as part of larger efforts to improve electricity supply,...