NERC Inaugurates Interim Board of KAEDC, Visits Military Formations in Kaduna

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday, 19 August 2026, inaugurated the new Interim Board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC), pursuant to the Commission’s Intervention Order, issued recently.

NERC had, through Order No. NERC/2026/08, dissolved the Board of Directors of KAEDC following repeated failures to meet market obligations and other prescribed performance indices. The Commission subsequently constituted a five-member Interim Board of Special Directors, chaired by Dr. Abdullahi Garba, for an initial period of one year, alongside an Interim Administrator, Abubakar Umar Hashidu, appointed for an initial six-month period, to drive the reset of the distribution company.

Shortly after the inauguration, a joint delegation of NERC, the newly inaugurated board, KAEDC’s management and staff paid a courtesy visit to the Headquarters, One Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna. They were received by the General Officer Commanding and senior officers of the Division.

The delegation was also at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, where they were received by the Commandant and principal officers of the Academy.