Part III follows the electricity after generation and transmission to the eleven DisCos, examining three successive questions: how much energy was received, how much became customer bills, and how much of those bills became cash.
IN Parts I and II, we followed Nigeria’s grid electricity from installed capacity to available capacity and actual generation, using Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) data from April 2025 to March 2026.
In Part I, we examined the first major gap in Nigeria’s grid-connected electricity system: the difference between 13,625 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and the roughly 5,174 MW available on average. Of the 28 power stations, eleven were Critical, nine Poor, four Moderate and only four Strong.
Today, we continue the investigation using Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) data covering April 2025 to March 2026.
•Part II: Why 862 MW of available capacity was not dispatched IN Part I, we examined the first major gap in Nigeria’s grid-connected electricity system: the difference between 13,625 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and the roughly 5,174 MW available on average. Of the 28 power stations, eleven were Critical, nine Poor, four Moderate and […]
DOES President Bola Tinubu know that Alhaji Aliko Dangote says the cement he exports from Nigeria is cheaper than the cement he sells to Nigerians at home? If he does, has anyone in his government satisfactorily explained to him why? We, the people, demand an explanation. These questions have become necessary following disturbing findings by […]
TODAY, I begin a four-part investigation into Nigeria’s power sector, drawing principally on Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) quarterly reports covering April 2025 to March 2026.