Tag: AEDC

Consumers kick ,As Discos Hike Meter Price By 28%

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Power distribution companies in Nigeria have announced an increase in the price for various electricity meter models, marking the second price hike in four months.   Power consumers kicked against the development, describing it as “wicked”, considering the economic hardship nationwide currently.   According to the Discos, the cost of a single-phase meter has risen from approximately N117,000 to as much as N149,800.   This amount indicates an increase of 28.03 per cent or N32,800, depending on the distribution company and meter vendor.   The new prices posted on the…

Shouldn’t We Sell The Power Grid For A Penny? By Kazeem Akintunde

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Electricity generation, transmission and distribution has now become rocket science for us in Nigeria. This is because in spite of billions of Naira spent on the power sector in the last two decades, we are still generating darkness and distributing misery to households and businesses. Just last week, the National Power grid collapsed thrice.   The first collapse was recorded at exactly 6.58 pm, when power generation dropped to zero megawatts, throwing homes and businesses into complete darkness. Few hours later, the grid came up and some parts of the…

Akurba 330KV Substation: Gov Sule lauds AEDC’s prompt action

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has lauded the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), for taking prompt action to finalize arrangement for the distribution of power from the Akurba 330KV substation across the state. Engineer Sule handed down the commendation when he hosted a high level inspection team from the head office of the AEDC in Abuja, at the Government House, on Wednesday. The Governor described the arrival of the AEDC team in the state as the fastest response since administration started making contacts to expedite action…

AEDC ASSURES GOV SANI-BELLO OF IMPROVED POWER SUPPLY

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Niger State Governor,Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has been assured of improved electricity supply to the state from Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The assurance was given by Engr. Ernest Mupwaya, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the electricity distribution during a courtesy visit to the governor after a stakeholders and committee on quality and constant electricity supply to Niger state meeting in Government House, Minna. Governor Sani-Bello had stressed the need for management of the power distribution company to improve service delivery to the state, arguing that the state…

NSCDC Arrests Suspected Electricity Vandal in Niger State.

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Operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC have arrested a suspected electricity equipment vandal in Suleja town of Niger State.     While parading the suspect at its office in Suleja, the Commander of the Suleja Area Office of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) disclosed that the suspected vandal was arrested at Gajiri area of Suleja where he was making an attempt to vandalise a transformer. He further disclosed that the suspect would be charged to court in Minna, the Niger State capital. The NSCDC…

AEDC DENIES ISSUANCE OF FORCE MAJEURE

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Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Plc (AEDC) has said it did not declare any Force Majeure over the Eligible Customer policy in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, contrary to what was widely reported in some of the Nigerian newspapers yesterday, November 22nd, 2017. In statement signed by Oyebode Babs Fadipe,Head, Corporate Communications Abuja Electricity Distribution Company(AEDC) Plc, the Management of the Company said it came to it as a shock when its name was listed in some of the newspapers as one of the DisCos that have declared Force Majeure on…