DisCos licences likely for revocation over poor power

- ‘Problem of electricity supply is distribution’ - Minister: FEC to decide firms’ fate

THE Power Distribution Companies (DisCos) are to blame for poor electricity supply, Minister of Power Saleh Mamman, said on Wednesday

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) will now decide the fate of the DisCos, after reviewing the memo on their performance.

Their licences may be under revocation threat, as indicated by Mamman.

Power supply has failed to improve in the country in spite of the promise by successive governments since 1999 and the privatization of the sector in 2013.

The minister said DisCos have failed to meet up with their obligations while the government is no longer willing to continue subsidising them.

There are 10 DisCos. These are: Ikeja Electric, Benin DisCo, Abuja DisCo, Kano DisCo, Port Harcourt DisCo, Ibadan DisCo, Enugu DisCo, Eko DisCo, Jos DisCo, and Kaduna DisCo.