Category: Power

Nigerian Army Reacts As Military Barracks’ Metering Generates ₦769.1m In 9 Months

Gbenga Adeoti

. How We Overcome delayed fund disbursements that slowed early mobilization – De-Haryor CEO   The Nigerian Army has reacted to the ongoing nationwide mass metering initiative across military barracks in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria and De-Haryor Global Services announced the mass metering initiative across military barracks, which, was considered a difficult terrain for billing and revenue collections. Inaugurated by the Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu in March 2023 at the Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos, the metering scheme,  is a special intervention project designed to improve…

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The Fraud Called ‘Band A’ Electricity Tariff, By Ikechukwu Amaechi

Abibat Babalola

No matter how anyone tries to rationalise the obtuse economic reforms of the Tinubu administration, the most searing no confidence vote in their sustainability has been passed by the president himself when the presidency announced that it was no longer sustainable for the Aso Rock Villa to continue paying the yearly N47 billion ‘Band A’ electricity tariff. Aso Rock’s move which jolted many is coming on the heels of increasingly unreliable public power supply, even as the cost soars for both households and government institutions. In 2024, the Abuja Electricity…

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‘Burdened By Band A,’ Aso Rock Opts For Solar With N10bn Budget Allocation

Aliyu Aliyu

“In 2024, tariffs for Band A skyrocketed from N68/kWh to over N209/kWh within months.”   The Nigerian Government has approved a N10bn allocation in the 2025 budget for the installation of a solar mini-grid at the Presidential Villa. Platforms Africa reports that the project, titled “Solarisation of the Villa with Solar Mini Grid,” is intended to reduce the State House’s dependence on the national grid and ease the burden of rising electricity tariffs. ‘It’s 547k, No, It’s 572k;’ Power Minister, NERC Bicker Over 2024 Metering Data ‘Manufacturers, Others Boycott National…

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‘It’s 547k, No, It’s 572k;’ Power Minister, NERC Bicker Over 2024 Metering Data

ADEOLA YUSUF

    . ‘Crazy billing,’ Customers Woes Worsen As Metering Drops To 4-Year Low . Figures Shouldn’t Lie; what Adelabu said vs. What NERC said     Amidst the dip in metering to a four-year low, the power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) have flaunted contradicting data on the program for 2024. Checks by Platforms Africa showed that while Mr. Adelabu stated that over 572,050 meters had been deployed under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) in 2024, the sector regulator clearly stated that the…

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‘Oyebanji, Adelabu, Kyari, Soneye, Andy Odeh, Others,’ Who-Won-What At energyTIMES Awards

Ganiyu Amodu

Biodun Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State; Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power; Engr. Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited; Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd; and Andy Odeh, former General Manager, External Relations and Regulatory Compliance at Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), were among the leading energy stakeholders recognized at the second edition of the energyTIMES Awards. Platforms Africa reports that the event, held in Oriental hotel, Lagos, honored exceptional individuals and organizations spearheading excellence and innovation in Nigeria’s energy sector. Kola Adesina, Group Managing…

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‘Crazy Billing Angers The gods,’ Masquerade Leads Protest Against IBEDC

Ganiyu Amodu

Residents of Omu-Aran, a community in Kwara State’s Irepodun Local Government Area, took to the streets in protest on Friday, led by traditional masquerades, over contentious electricity billing issues. The protest centered around the sudden reclassification of their community’s electricity billing from Band C to Band A, resulting in significantly increased bills for March 2025. Protesters, adorned in traditional attire alongside placards bearing messages such as ‘Omu-Aran Says No to Band A’ and ‘Bring Us Back to Band C’, gathered at Bareke Roundabout amidst chants and traditional war songs. According…

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NERC Slams N628.03m Fine On Eight DisCos + FULL LIST

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola Electricity Distribution Companies the sum of N628.03million for non-compliance with the capping of estimated billing for unmetered customers. The commission conveyed the sanction in a release on Thursday. It explained that the action was sequel to a review of billing practices between July and September 2024, which revealed that the affected DisCos failed to adhere to monthly energy caps issued by NERC. The fines represent five per cent of the gross overbilling during…

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60% Manufacturers Forced Off-Grid By Unreliable Power Supply – Adelabu

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s power crisis has reached a critical point, with over 60% of manufacturing companies in the country forced to disconnect from the national grid. These businesses have turned to self-generation to meet their energy needs, driving up production costs and making Nigerian goods increasingly uncompetitive on the global market. This alarming revelation was made by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, during the unveiling of the National Integrated Electricity Policy (NIEP) and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), in collaboration with the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF). Adelabu warned…

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‘In Three Months,’ DisCos Rake In ₦509.84 Billion From Customers

Damilola Olonade

‘Eko (90.00%), Ikeja (82.63%), Others,’ who-collected-what details NERC gives about the 2024 Q4 fiscal The eleven electricity distribution companies in Nigeria raked in N509.84 billion in the last quarter of the year 2024. Platforms Africa reports that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which declared this in its “Quarterly Report 2024,″ maintained that the development translated to a collection efficiency of 77.44%. The revenue on token and post-paid billing in the three months of October, November and December 2024 is out of the N658.40 billion that was billed to customers…

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Firm Deepens CSR Investment With Solar Lights, Others In Host Community

Ganiyu Amodu

Multisub Energy Limited, an indigenous Oil and Gas exploration and production company, in partnership with the Olure Host Communities’ Development Trust (OHCDT) has commissioned a school furnishing project in Eghoro Community and the installation of 70 street lights in Safa/Ogbin bloc of communities, in Warri North LGA, Delta State. The Abokunwa Primary School in Eghoro was equipped with 50 students’ desks, teachers’ tables and chairs, magic boards and a 120-meter walkway to improve access to quality education in the area. Speaking at the event Chairman and Managing Director of Multisub,…

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