Tag: disco
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Disco to shut down old prepaid meters Nov. 24
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Sunday, urged South-East residents to upgrade their pre-paid meters before Nov. 24. The EEDC Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, told newsmen in Enugu.
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Electricity tariff hike: Labour begins picketing of DisCos offices
Following the Electricity tariff hike, members of the organised labour have started picketing the office of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide over the hike in electricity tariff.
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Disco begins review of electricity tariff from N225/Kwh to N206.80/Kwh
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has begun the implementation of a downward review of tariff from N225/Kwh to N206.80/Kwh for band A customers. This review followed the directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to discos to review
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DisCo explains reason for electricity tariff increase
Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has attributed the recent tariff increase for Band A customers to the escalating cost of doing business in the country. PHED’s spokesman, Olubukola Ilevbare, told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday that the April
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Electricity tariff hike: DisCo apologises to customers over wrongful charges
The Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) has issued an apology on wrong charges faced by some Band A customers who tried to recharge their meters following the new tariff regime. The Management of AEDC tendered the apology in a notice to its customers in Abuja on Thursday.
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Disco releases guidelines on how to upgrade prepaid meter
Power distribution company, Disco in conjunction with Buypower has released guidelines to follow in order to upgrade their prepaid meter. Recall that Disco sent a message to some of their customers to upgrade their prepaid Meters in August In order to make prepaid electricity vending systems more secure and Token Identifier (TID) rollover compliant.
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FG to sanction discos selling meters
The Federal Government has said that it will sanction any electricity distribution company or its representatives selling meters or asking Nigerians to pay money to get the item. The Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr Ahmed Zakari, gave the warning at a stakeholders’ engagement on electricity tariff, organised by the FGN/NLC-TUC Ad-hoc Committee.…
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#EndSARS: DisCo denies responsibility for Lekki tollgate outage
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has said it did not stop power supply in the Admiralty Toll Plaza on Lekki -Epe Expressway, Lagos, on October 20. 2020. Recall that on October 20, Lekki tollgate was cut off from supply when some army officers shot at peaceful protesters. In a statement by its General Manager, Corporate…
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Why blackouts persist in 4 states – Port Harcourt DisCo
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has blamed the persisting blackouts in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers on the picketing of its offices by aggrieved workers. Mr John Onyi, Manager, Corporate Communications, PHED, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Port Harcourt. NAN reports…
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Eko Disco explains outage in Victoria Island
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says the electricity outage in Victoria Island was caused by a breaker problem at Alagbon Transmission Substation in Lagos. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said the problem had put Ademola Injection substation out of power supply since morning. “As…