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  1. NERC Issues January 1 Deadline for DisCos to Complete Meter Upgrades

    Nigeria NERC Issues January 1 Deadline for DisCos to Complete Meter Upgrades

    NERC has set a deadline for electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to complete the migration to Standard Transfer Specifications (STS) meters by January 1, 2025. DisCos that fail to meet the deadline will face daily penalties. The move is part of efforts to address faulty metering and...
  2. Power Supply Shortage: NERC Mandates DisCos to Adjust Band A Customer Levels

    Nigeria Power Supply Shortage: NERC Mandates DisCos to Adjust Band A Customer Levels

    NERC has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to downgrade Band A customers if they cannot meet the promised 20 hours of power daily. The Commission emphasized that states now have the constitutional right to regulate their electricity markets and handle complaints through a new...
  3. House of Reps Mandates N500bn Recapitalization for DisCos to Boost Power Supply

    Nigeria House of Reps Mandates N500bn Recapitalization for DisCos to Boost Power Supply

    The Nigerian House of Representatives has mandated DisCos to recapitalize with a minimum of N500 billion to address operational inefficiencies and consumer exploitation. The directive aims to ensure financial stability, improved service delivery, and accountability in the power sector while...
  4. NERC to Nigerians: Report DisCos Charging for Meter Replacements

    Nigeria NERC to Nigerians: Report DisCos Charging for Meter Replacements

    The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity consumers not to pay for faulty or obsolete meter replacements, as it is the responsibility of distribution companies (DisCos). NERC emphasized strict enforcement of its guidelines to protect consumers and urged...
  5. APC Raises Concerns Over Electricity Tariff Hike, Appeals to Tinubu Citing Potential Electoral Impact

    Nigeria APC Raises Concerns Over Electricity Tariff Hike, Appeals to Tinubu Citing Potential Electoral Impact

    The Deputy National Organizing Secretary of the APC, Nze Chidi Duru, has urgently appealed to the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to revoke the recent electricity tariff hike, denouncing it as a move against the interests of both the government and the party's electoral fortunes. Duru...
  6. Band A Customers Left in the Dark: DisCos Blamed for Failing to Deliver Promised Power Supply

    Nigeria Band A Customers Left in the Dark: DisCos Blamed for Failing to Deliver Promised Power Supply

    Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria are facing scrutiny as they fail to meet the mandated power supply requirements for Band A customers, as directed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Following NERC's approval of an electricity tariff increase for...
  7. Implications of NERC's 300% Tariff Hike: What Nigerians Need to Know

    Nigeria Implications of NERC's 300% Tariff Hike: What Nigerians Need to Know

    The recent approval of a 300% electricity tariff hike by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has sparked widespread debate and concern across the nation. This shift signifies a departure from electricity subsidy in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, impacting primarily...
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    Metro Senate bans DISCOS, NERC from increasing Electricity price, estimated billing - Sun News Online

    https://sunnewsonline.com/senate-bans-discos-nerc-from-increasing-electricity-price-estimated-billing/
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    Politics Planned hike in electricity tariffs postponed after intervention by NASS leadership – Legit.ng

    https://www.legit.ng/1343129-national-assembly-leadership-halts-planned-hike-electricity-tariffs.html
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    Business We lost N30bn to energy theft, others monthly -DISCOs – Vanguard News

    https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/we-lost-n30bn-to-energy-theft-others-monthly-discos/
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    Business DisCos face bleak future over N930bn debt in unpaid invoices owed NBET – Businessday NG

    https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/discos-face-,bleak-future-over-n930bn-debt-in-unpaid-invoices-owed-nbet/
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    Metro Discos offer customers two-month free electricity - Punch

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/discos-offer-customers-two-month-free-electricity/%3famp=1
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    Politics Electricity tariffs won’t be increased unless DisCos improve operations – Minister – Premium Times Nigeria

    Electricity tariffs won’t be increased unless DisCos improve operations – Minister – Premium Times NigeriaElectricity tariffs won’t be increased unless DisCos improve operations – Minister – Premium Times Nigeria
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    Politics Electricity tariffs won’t be increased unless DisCos improve operations – Minister – Premium Times Nigeria

    https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/385230-electricity-tariffs-wont-be-increased-unless-discos-improve-operations-minister.html
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    Business 59.7% of electricity customers still on estimated billing — NERC – Vanguard News

    https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/03/59-7-of-electricity-customers-still-on-estimated-billing-nerc/
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    Business DisCos’ cumulative losses now over N780bn – Businessday NG

    https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/discos-cumulative-losses-now-over-n780bn/
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    Business NERC, DisCos playing ping-pong with metering consumers – The Guardian Nigeria News

    https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/cover/nerc-discos-playing-ping-pong-with-metering-consumers/
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    Don’t extort electricity consumers through estimated bills; Fashola tasks DisCos – Vanguard...

    Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola has charged power distribution companies, DisCos, in the country to improve on their service delivery by getting their employees on the field and interface with electricity consumers with a view to rectifying whatever problems the...
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    Business Discos distribute 3.45 million metres —- NBS – Vanguard News

    The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday, said that the 11 Distribution Companies (Discos) have metered 3.45 million customers as at end of 2017. The Bureau disclosed this yesterday adding that the number of customers metered represents 46.16 percent of the 7.48 million customers...
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    Metro Start Metering Customers or Face Sanction – FG Warns DISCOs

    The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, says it will sanction DISCOs which failed to meter electricity customers in their networks before Feb. 28, 2017. NERC in a statement on its website and obtained by News Agency Of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja on Wednesday said that sanctioning...
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