Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have apologised to Nigerians over persistent power outages across the country, admitting that households and businesses have suffered through weeks of inadequate electricity supply. The apology came amid growing frustration from consumers who have struggled with prolonged blackouts, rising temperatures and increasing costs of alternative...
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Residents of more than 40 communities and estates across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience a three-day disruption in electricity supply following a planned outage announced by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The electricity distribution company said the temporary blackout is necessary to allow the Federal Capital...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed claims by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) that the recent drop in electricity supply to the Federal Capital Territory was caused by the tripping of its 330kV transmission lines from the Shiroro Transmission Substation. In a statement issued on Wednesday, TCN...
Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has attributed Nigeria’s declining electricity generation to acute gas supply shortages affecting thermal power stations across the country. In a press release issued by its management, NISO disclosed that the nation’s current average available power generation stands at about 4,300 megawatts, largely due to...
Barely a week after the Federal Government announced that electricity consumers would no longer pay for prepaid meters, electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are pushing back, warning that the directive raises serious funding and regulatory concerns. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had last week directed DisCos to begin free...
Several residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed frustration over the persistent poor electricity supply in various parts of Abuja, blaming the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for what they described as an unbearable situation. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, residents from...
Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced the dismissal of 800 employees as part of an ongoing restructuring exercise aimed at enhancing service delivery and operational performance. In a statement released on its official website in Abuja on Friday, the company explained that the move aligns...
EMMANUEL KUJE , Abuja- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed the power outage in Lugbe and its surrounding areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to a technical fault being addressed. AEDC in a post on its X handle on Friday, said it was already working on...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Government is to transition some of its facilities such as government house, IBB Specialist hospital, water board, and Secretariat among others, off the national grid soon. The farmer Governor disclosed this during his meeting with the Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has identified a technical fault on a feeder as the cause of the power outage affecting parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement released on its X handle in Abuja on Friday, the company apologized...
EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has said electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) will begin to enjoy full power supply from Feb 23. The company said this in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Monday. It said the ongoing restoration...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says gradual restoration of power has commenced following a system disturbance that occurred on the national grid on Wednesday. The company, in a statement on its X handle on Wednesday, said that the system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am...
Electricity Consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the planned power interruption, while appealing to relevant authorities to hasten relocation process. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) had announced an impending power interruption in parts of its franchise areas...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced an impending power interruption in parts of its franchise areas between Jan. 6 and Jan. 21. The AEDC made the announcement on its X handle in Abuja on Friday. According to the company, to Federal Capital...
Many electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the incessant grid collapses, describing it as an embarrassment to the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nation was thrown into darkness on Monday following the collapse of the national grid. NAN reports that...
The power outages experienced by Nigerians in the evening of Monday have been restored in some parts of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) franchise areas. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed that places like Deidei, Suleja, Lugbe, Kuje and other areas have their light restored...
Some Electricity Consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have decried the transfer of their tariff to Band A while they were not having 20 hours power supply. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Tuesday, the consumers who reside in Kubwa, Lugbe and environs...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and other electricity distribution companies are to pay different fines for over billing customers. The AEDC alone will pay N1.69 billion-fine, according to a publication of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The fine is detailed in Order NERC/2024/114 published on NERC’s website...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed blackout in parts of its franchise area to system failure. AEDC management said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. It said: ”We understand that some of our customers are still without power due to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced the appointment of Engr. Chijioke Okwuokenye as the acting Managing Director, with immediate effect. This appointment, which is part of the transformation agenda of the company, will see Engr. Okwuokenye drive the positioning of AEDC...