NERC

 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...

July 10 (THEWILL) — Nigeria's electricity transmission losses cost the power sector an estimated N2.61 billion in the first quarter of 2026 after the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) failed to meet the transmission loss benchmark set by the...

July 7 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government incurred an electricity tariff subsidy of N358.32 billion in the first quarter of 2026 as it continued to bridge the gap between cost-reflective electricity tariffs and the rates paid by consumers, according...

June 4 (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved a special compensation package for eligible Band A customers affected by electricity supply shortfalls between February and March 2026, following generation constraints that disrupted service delivery across...

June 4 (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has commenced implementation of its Net Billing Regulations 2026, a landmark policy allowing eligible electricity consumers to generate renewable energy for their own use and sell excess power to...

March 12, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies are under renewed financial pressure after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) directed them to refund ₦20.33 billion to customers who paid for prepaid meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP)...

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...

December 18, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), appointing Dr Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni as the new Chairman of the Commission. The approval followed the confirmation of the...

December 03, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that between 600,000 and 700,000 electricity meters are currently available for deployment across the country, urging electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to accelerate their rollout to consumers. NERC’s Vice...

November 08, (THEWILL) — The Chairman of the Kano state Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Abdullahi Abbas, has cautioned members of the party in the state against actions and utterances that could create divisions in...