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An electricity blackout is imminent following the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s directive to gas producers to cease supplying gas to indebted generation companies (GenCos). The Authority stated that the substantial debts owed to producers had hindered their ...

In a bold move to accelerate Nigeria’s transition to renewable energy, the Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF) has unveiled the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) platform—a comprehensive one-stop hub designed to empower Nigerians with the tools and knowledge needed to ...

A recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that 65% of Nigerian households relied on traditional cooking methods, with the three-stone cookstove being the most commonly used. The findings were highlighted in the Nigeria General Household ...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to replace obsolete meters for their customers at no cost. The mandate was outlined in a statement released by the regulatory body’s management on Monday. The directive came ...

For the second time in less than 48 hours, the national grid has collapsed again, plunging the country into another round of darkness. The system glitch, which happened around 11:28am on Thursday, is the second this week and 10th incident ...

Meter Asset Providers (MAP) have increased the prices of prepaid electricity meters, marking the second price increase in barely four months. This revision follows an earlier price increase in August 2024, deepening concerns among electricity users regarding the growing cost ...

Power experts have attributed frequent power grid collapses in Nigeria to inadequate investment in modernising and upgrading infrastructure. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. The experts also emphasised the ...

Nigeria may take the last option of disconnecting her neighbours and throw them into darkness following their huge indebtedness to the country’s electricity industry, it was learnt. According to the Nigeria’s electricity industry regulator, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the ...