Kaduna Electric has been awarded the internationally recognized ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 certifications by Bluestar Management Systems, a leading Nigerian certification authority. During a ceremony held in Kaduna on Wednesday, the company’s board chairman, Alhaji Aminu Abubakar Suleiman, accepted the certifications and praised the dedication of management and staff in reaching this […]
Kaduna Electric welcomes the formation of a committee to address persistent power outages and concerns about the company’s performance by the Kebbi State Government. As a key player in the power sector, Kaduna Electric views this initiative as an opportunity to collaboratively identify systemic challenges and implement lasting solutions for better electricity services in the […]
In a bid to end age-long power woes, the Federal Government is in talks with commercial banks and other investors to fund its ambitious universal electricity access, which requires a whopping $23.2bn investment. The PUNCH learnt that Nigeria will require $23.2bn of aggregate investment to achieve the planned universal electricity access in five to 10 […]
Electricity consumers across the county owed the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) N497.4bn debt in 2024, analysis of a quarter report produced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown. The analysis showed that the DisCos issued out bills culminating into N2.19tr during the year with customers paying N1.69tr, meaning 23 per cent of […]
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has slashed the price of natural gas for power generation companies (GenCos) to $2.13 per million British thermal units. This is coming amid a debt of about N2 trillion owed by the GenCos to gas companies as a result of illiquidity. About a year ago, NMDPRA […]
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Power generation companies, GenCos, on Monday, warned that power plants across the country were facing imminent shutdown over a huge N4 trillion debt owed by the Federal Government. The GenCos in a statement issued by the Board of Trustee Chairman, the Association Power Generation Companies, APGC, Col. Sani Bello, said they […]