The year 2019 ended on a high for the Nigerian electricity industry, The Siemens power deal was signed. The first phase of the deal was approved in May 2020, but progress seems to be stalled as Nigeria much like the rest of the world face a global pandemic. Earlier in […]
As the liquidity crisis looms, electricity theft contributes to the inadequate provisions to advance the Power value chain. The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) found that sabotage of electricity was responsible for between 30 – 35 per cent of energy loss in the country.
Since its inception, the meter asset provider scheme has faced different phases of challenges, causing the rollout of meters to customers to stall – the most popular being the 35% hike in import duties for meters last year. Recently, the regulator increased the price of the meters by 23% due […]
Often, the public is inundated with news on how the non-payment of gas threatens to collapse the entire power sector. It is however not explained in detail, the relationship between the different sub-sectors that make up the power sector value chain and the electricity retail tariff. In this episode, Prof. […]
