Distribution Companies
(Please Note: actual power consumers likely to greatly outnumber recorded customers due to high incidence of unmetered connections)
Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company Plc.
Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, or Kaduna Disco, is located in the North Central region of Nigeria. It has a franchise for distribution and marketing of electricity in the Kaduna Zone, which includes the Makera, Doka, Birnin Kebbi, Gusau, Sokoto and Zaria Districts. Kaduna Disco owns and maintains 37 number 33 KV and 107 number 11 KV circuits. It also operates 79 number 33/11 KV substations and 2, 007 number 11/0.415 KV distribution
substations.
In 2005, Kaduna recorded improved collections largely as a result of optimized metering! billing efficiencies. With improved tariff, additional distribution capacity and improved collections, Kaduna Disco projects doubling revenue in the next four- five years.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, or Abuja Disco, serves central Nigeria from its base in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abuja Disco was established in 1997 following the transfer of the capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991. Abuja Disco has a franchise for distribution and marketing of comprising Minna, Suleja, Lokoja and Lafia Districts. Despite past investments in expanding the electricity infrastructure, demand in the Disco’s service zone far exceeds supply. Increasing population continues to add to that demand. Abuja Disco distributes an average of 204, 150 MW of electricity annually, and has been ranked fourth among the 11 discos for both sales and electricity purchased/distributed. Abuja Disco infrastructure is among the most modern and best maintained in Nigeria.
Among other infrastructure, Abuja Disco owns and maintains 60 number 15 MVA injection sub stations, in addition to 11 number 7.5 MVA and 35 number 2.5 MVA injection sub stations.
In 2005, Abuja Disco intensified collection efforts with the installation of pre-payment meters, route sequencing, bulk, and feeder-by-feeder energy audits.
Jos Electricity Distribution Plc
Jos Electricity Distribution Plc, or Jos Disco, is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria and serves a significant industrial customer base in Bauchi, Benue, Gombe and Plateau States, as well as Saminaka in Kaduna State. The Jos Zone is subdivided into four districts, namely, Jos, Makurdi, Bauchi and Gombe. Jos is the centre of Nigeria’s mining industry. Jos Disco covers more than 610, 000 sq. Km., with a population of more than 13 million.
Jos Disco owns and maintains 31 number 33 KV and 104 number 11 KV circuits, covering 4, 540.56 and 898.609 kilometers, respectively. It also operates 4339
number 11/0.415 KV network circuits and maintains 7,066 kilometers of 0.415 KV circuit. Jos Disco’s revenue is projected to increase by much as 80% in the next four-to-five years as a result of new distribution capacity combined with improved tariffs, new metering! billing efficiencies, improved collections, and a grow}ng customer base.
Customer Base: 277,626 (2008)
Kano Electricity Distribution Company Plc
Kano Electricity Distribution Plc, or Kano Disco, is located in northwestern Nigeria and has a franchise for distribution of electricity in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States, through seven districts, namely Nassarawa, Dala, Katsina, Dutse, Kumbotso, Funtua and Dakata. Kano Disco owns and maintains 37 number 33 KVand 107 number 11 KV circuits, covering 4, 145.69 and 2, 1829.95 kilometers, respectively. It also operates 79 number 33/11 KV injection substations and 2, 007 Number 11/0.415 KV distribution substations.
Kano Disco distributes approximately 14% of the power generated by its parent company, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). In 2005, Kano Disco distributed a total of 1, 228, 710, 220 GWh of electricity to 286, 622 residential, commercial and industrial end-users. By 2008, its customer base had grown to 489,965.
Yola Electricity Distribution Plc
Yola Electricity Distribution Company, or Yola Disco, is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, an area dominated by agricultural customers in Adamawa, Bomb, Taraba and Yobe States. Yola Disco is subdivided into four districts, namely, Yola, Maiduguri, Taraba and Damaturu. Yola Disco owns and maintains 22 number 33KV and 59 number 11KV circuits, extending over 3, 190.23 and 866.93 kilometres, respectively. It also operates 43 number 33/11 KV injection substations and 999 number 11/0.415 CV distribution substations. Yola Disco’s location, near Yoaunde, Cameorun, and the Chad and Niger Republic borders, suggests a market for crossborder export of electricity.
Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc
Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc, or Enugu Disco, located in the southeastern part of Nigeria, distributes and markets e’lctricity in franchise areas that include’Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States.
The franchise area is further subdivided into 10 districts, namely, Aba, Abakaliki, Abakpa, Aw1a, Ogui, Onitsha, Owerri, Nnewi, and Umuahia The Aba and Onitsha districts are home to two of Nigeria’s major domestic commercial/industrial centres. Enugu Disco is Nigeria’s second largest distribution company in terms of its customer base and the fifth largest in terms of electricity sales. In recent years, Enugu Disco has enhanced its revenue generation Capacity, leading to the increase tf its monthly collection by an average of 32% over 3 years. It has also put in place operational improvements that led to a 52% increase in its bulk distribution capacity, from 467.25 MVA to 710.75 MVA.
Benin Electricity Distribution Company
Benin Electricity Distribution Plc, or Benin Disco, serves a primarily industrial customer base in Delta Edo, Omido and Ekiti States, in’ Nigeria’s tern region, an area dominated by companies that produce oil and nergy. The districts under Benin Disco include Ado-Ekiti, Afenonesan Akure, Asab, Akpakpava, ‘ Ugbowo and Warri, Benin Disco owns and maintains 39 number 33 KV and 200 number 11 KV circuits, covering 4, 979. 391 and 5,7085 kjlometres respectively, It also operates 153 number 33/11KV injection substations and 124 number 6.6/0.415 KV dittribution substations, It also owns and maintains 7 number 6.6 KV circuit, 92.14 kilometers of 6.6 KV/3.3 KV.
Customer Base: 529,341 (2008)
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc
Eko Electricity Distribution Plc, or Eko Disco, located in Lagos. Nigeria’s commercial and financial hub and the Agbara industrial region. Eko Disco’s franchise includes Festac, Ijora, Lagos Island, Ajah and Agbara/Badagry districts of the Lagos South zone, with the Republic of Benin as a potential target of electricity export.
Eko Disco owns and maintains 51 number 33 KV and 217 number 11 KV circuits, covering 508 and 2, 137.95 kilometers respectively, It also operates 48 number 33/11 KV injection substations and 4, 019 number 116/0.415 KV distribution substations.
Ikeja Electricity Distribution company Plc
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Plc, or Ikeja Disco, is located in Lagos and has a franchise for distributing and marketing electricity in the Ikeja Zone which includes parts of Lagos, Shomolu, Alimosho, Ojodu, Ikorodu, Oshodi and Abule-Egba. In 2005, Ikeja Disco delivered a total of 3, 520, 324, 310 GWh of electricity to 464, 756 registered Customers.
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Plc, or Ibadan Disco, is located in the south-western region of Nigeria and has a franchise for distributing and marketing electricity in parts of Ogun, Osun and Kwara States. Ibadan Disco’s service area is subdivided into eight districts, namely, Abeokuta, Dugbe, Molete, Ijebu-Ode, Osogbo and Ilorin, Sango-ota and Oyo.
Ibadan Disco owns and maintains 65 number 33 KV and 155 number 11 <V circuits, covering 4,154 and 14, 760.58 kilometers respectively, it also operates 122 number 33/11 KV injection substations and 3,431 number 116/0.415KV distribution substations and 9,095 number 0.415 KV network circuits covering 12,315 kilometers.
Customer Base: 812,000 (2008)
Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution company Plc
Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc, or Port Harcourt Disco, Serves Bayelsa, Cross River Akwa-lbom and parts of Delta ‘States in Nigeria’s south-south zone. The Disco is in turn subdivided into six districts, namely, Calabar, Diobu, Ikom/ogoja, Borikiri, Uyo and Yenegoa. Port-Harcourt Disco owns and maintains 22 number 33 Ky and 64 number 11 Ky circuits. It also operates 22 number 33/11KV injection Substations and 3,431 number 116/0.415 Ky distribution substations. In addition, it possesses 1, 793 number 11/0,415 KV substations and 5,662 number 0.415 KV circuits. In 2005, Port-Harcourt Disco delivered a total of 1,163,064, 600 GWh of electricity to 206,545 Customers.
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