The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday inaugurated Prof. James Momoh, as the third substantive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Speaking shortly after the oath of office was administered on Momoh by the Director of Legal Services in the Ministry […]
+ Read MoreFollowing the Commission’s approval of the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) Regulations 2018, applications were invited from interested investors for ‘No Objection’ from the Commission. MAP Regulations is intended to facilitate closure of the wide metering gap in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) within three years. The ‘No Objection’ is to qualify intending investors to […]
+ Read MoreIn a renewed bid to ensuring that electricity customers only pay for what they actually consume, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved a regulation that provides for the supply, installation and maintenance of end-user meters by other parties approved by the Commission. The regulation is expected to fast track a closure of the […]
+ Read More… Ordered to recover N5.75bn inappropriate transactions with interest Following the outcome of an open book review conducted on the financial records of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company plc (IBEDC), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission found the company wanting on two grounds of inappropriate financial transactions and was subsequently fined a sum of N50m. The fine […]
+ Read MoreFurther to the Directives over the weekend of 9th June, 2017 on the verification and validation of the Maximum Demand (MD) electricity customers metering exercise, the Commission wishes to clarify that the affected electricity customers are those within the threshold of 45kVA consumption and above. The Directive to exempt MD customers from estimated bills was […]
+ Read MoreIn a major policy directive, the Honourable Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has on May 15, 2017, declared four (4) categories of eligible customers in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The declaration which permits electricity customers to buy power directly from the generation companies is in line with the […]
+ Read MoreThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) few moments ago received a report on an accident in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, where some Nigerians were reportedly electrocuted and others sustained various degrees of injuries. The preliminary report of our investigation indicates that the accident occurred when an 11KV high tension line under which a television viewing […]
+ Read MoreThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has commended the Benue State Government for settling electricity bills issued by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) on the states ministries, departments and agencies. Acting Chairman, Dr. Anthony Akah, mni, gave this commendation at the inauguration of the Makurdi Forum Office as he advised other states to emulate […]
+ Read MoreThe Senate Committee on Power led by its Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Thursday expressed worry over liquidity crunch in the power sector just as they cast doubt on the financial and technical ability of the private investors in the power sector. The Committee members who were on oversight visits to government agencies in the […]
+ Read MoreThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has fined Benin and Port Harcourt electricity distribution companies Six Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N6, 220, 000. 00) over their failure to comply with the decisions of Forum Offices rulings in complaints filed by their respective customers. The Commission in Directive 153 imposed a Five Million and […]
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