FCCPC boss Tunji Bello warned DisCos against transferring the cost of obsolete meter replacement to consumersThe warning came during a stakeholder meeting in Abuja that brought together NERC, NEMSA, and State Electricity Regulatory CommissionsBello revealed that an earlier FCCPC intervention forced the suspension of a…

…projects are spread across the franchise areas of 10 electricity distribution companies (DisCos), adding that the new framework is already driving infrastructure development, improving electricity access and creating jobs in rural communities.“The mini-grid regulations last year had a cap of one megawatt. We couldn’t b…

…something called the RESCOs, Renewable Energy Service Companies that will rival the DisCos in the next 10 to 15 years,” he said. He explained that rather than allowing developers to build a single mini-grid in a community, the agency was encouraging firms to establish dozens of interconnected mini-grids capable of serv…

…everything will be met by God."In a related story, Legit.ng reported that Nigerian discos had generated N801 billion in revenue in four months despite the worsening power supply crisis in the country.TCN announces power outage in 6 statesMeanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that TCN had announced power outage in six…

DisCos announce blackouts in parts of Lagos and Osun over flooding The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) have announced power outages in several communities following disruptions caused by heavy rainfall and flooding.In a statement issued on Wednesday,…

…a government-issued professional certification. What happens following the training? DISCOs are obligated to hire NEMSA-licensed installers for meter installation; as a result, you join the pool of DISCO deployment candidates.

…"It is important to note that due to the absence of cost-reflective tariffs across all DisCos, the government incurred a subsidy obligation of N358.32bn; this represents a N60.46bn (-14.44 per cent) reduction in FGN subsidies compared to 2025/Q4 (N418.79bn). "The government subsidy accounted for 51.95 per cent of the t…

…The commercial performance factsheets released by the regulator showed that the 11 DisCos collected N204.74bn in January, N196.68bn in February, N196.13bn in March and N203.61bn in April, bringing total revenue for the four-month period to N801.16bn. The collections came even as households and businesses endured months…

…The REA is also bridging the gap between urban peripheries and distribution companies (DisCos). The agency currently has an expansive footprint consisting of 48 completed or active interconnected mini-grids designed to inject a grand total of 213.436MWp of clean capacity directly into existing networks, establishing 25…