NERC

January 09, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the Board of Directors of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC). The Commission, in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Sanusi Garba and Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni,...

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 23, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has asked prepaid meter users to update their meters before November 2024. The regulatory Commission, in a statement shared on its X handle (formerly Twitter), said the update, which...

July 20, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to stop the planned increase in electricity tariffs by Distribution Companies (DISCOS) in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion moved at...

May 16, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), has granted approval to Distribution Companies (DisCos), to disconnect customers who fail to pay electricity bills after 12 working days. NERC, in its “Customer Protection Regulations 2023” released at the...

The number of ‘Estimated Billing’ customers in the books of Nigeria’s 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) rose to 5.93 million in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This represents a 3.4...

January 21, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the application from Ibom Utility company to operate an independent electricity distribution network licence. The announcement was made on Monday, after the approval presentation ceremony by NERC. The licence will...