{"id":300294,"date":"2023-12-09T19:37:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T18:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=300294"},"modified":"2023-12-09T19:37:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T18:37:56","slug":"electricity-fg-mulls-unbundling-of-11-discos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/09\/electricity-fg-mulls-unbundling-of-11-discos\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity: FG mulls unbundling of 11 DisCos"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The federal government is considering to swap its stakes in DisCos, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, with State governments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Federal Government plans to unbundle Eleven Electricity Distribution Companies into different states to enhance involvement for more localized oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Power, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/substantial-gas-required-to-meet-nigerias-electricity-demand-says-minister-adelabu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adebayo Adelabu<\/a>, disclosed this on Friday when the Governor of Abia State, Alex Oti, paid him a courtesy visit.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the federal government is considering to swap its stakes in DisCos, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, with State governments.<\/p>\n<p>He said the state government\u2019s involvement in improving power infrastructure, reducing metering gaps, enforcing bill collection, and tackling theft is essential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re exploring unbundling regional Discos into different states to enhance state involvement for more localized oversight. 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