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Finance and Policy
Nigeria: Federal Government to spend $3b in power sector
The Federal Government of Nigeria plans to spend $3 billion on the energy sector in the next 24 months and end the current electricity subsidies by December 2021.
Finance and Policy
Nigeria: How the electricity supply industry performed in Q2 2020
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a report, outlining the performance of the electricity supply industry in Q2 2020.
Metering
Relief for Nigeria’s DISCOs through $500m World Bank support project
The World Bank project will help boost electricity access by improving the performance of the DISCOs through a large-scale metering programme.
Finance and Policy
Nigeria will not reverse privatisation of power sector
Chairman senate committee on power, Gabriel Suswam has advised that government has no intentions of reversing the privatisation of the Nigerian power sector.
Finance and Policy
Nigeria: Electricity tariff increase to take effect on 1 July
NERC warned electricity distribution companies to not mention their name or federal government in any public communications on the tariff increase.
Transmission and Distribution
Nigeria pledges free electricity supply nationwide for two months
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors has aligned with government to provide a two-month period of free electricity supply to all customers.
Transmission and Distribution
Nigeria: Gov and discos will sign a performance improvement plan
Ikeja Electric's chairman has revealed that by June this year the government and discos will sign a performance improvement plan for the supply of energy.
Generation
Nigeria settles dispute over construction of Mambilla hydro plant
The Nigerian power minister Sale Mamman said government has settled a legal dispute that was delaying the construction of Mambilla hydro plant project.
Transmission and Distribution
TCN calls for cost-reflective tariffs amid grid expansion efforts in Nigeria
TCN has said that for Nigerians to fully enjoy the benefits of the liberalisation of the power sector, they must pay cost-reflective electricity tariffs.
Generation
Nigerian gov urged to review the privatisation of the power sector
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan is calling on the Nigerian government to review the privatisation of the power sector.
