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DisCos

June 13, 2022

SPECIAL: National grid collapse has ruined our businesses and impoverished us, Nigerians groan

When the power grid collapsed across the country, soft drinks seller Tayo Ogundapo’s trade too collapsed.

Lantern light and Powergrid used to illustrate the story
May 28, 2022

UK firm partners DisCos to stop energy theft in Nigeria

The firm says its system automatically alerts the utility’s field team to investigate, resolve and report electricity theft immediately.

Electricity meters used to tell the story.
May 6, 2022

Group slams national assembly for failing to criminalise estimated billing

“This bill would have put an end to what Nigerians are facing today in the hands of the DisCos but unfortunately it did not scale through.”

Analogue meters
December 27, 2021

How Buhari performed in supplying electricity to Nigerians in 2021

Nigerians are expecting better times in terms of electricity supply and can’t wait to reap the benefits of such plans.

President Muhammadu Buhari/Lantern in darkness
December 26, 2021

DisCos, banks dominate poor-service complaints from Nigerians in 2021: Official

Babatunde Irukera explained that aviation and telecommunication related complaints followed the chart.

Nigerian masses
August 6, 2021

NLC demands electricity tariff reduction, kicks against GENCOs paying FG in dollar

NLC has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime reduce electricity tariff as it kicks against the government receiving payments from GENCOs in foreign currency.

DisCos
May 20, 2021

New electricity tariff hike will kill Nigerians: Reps

Electricity tariffs have been increased five times since 2015; the latest being on January 1.

House of Representatives,
April 3, 2021

DisCos blame TCN’s load shedding for protracted power outage

“Dear customer, we regret to inform you of the ongoing load shedding from our TCN partners.”

Power Grid
January 5, 2021

Again, Buhari govt announces new hike in electricity tariffs across all bands

The new tariffs are expected to rise even higher mid-2021 upon implementation of a Cost Reflective Tariff (CRT), billed to commence from June.

Muhammadu Buhari 1
October 27, 2020

60% of electricity consumers still on estimated billing: NERC

The regulatory agency said

the huge metering gap for end-use customers remained a key

challenge in the industry.

Electricity-Distribution