NERC dissolves Kaduna Disco board over N456bn market debt

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (KAEDC) over the company’s N456.5bn cumulative market obligations and prolonged financial and operational challenges.
The regulator also appointed an interim board of special directors and directed the commencement of a transparent process for the selection of a new core investor for the electricity distribution company.
The decisions were contained in Order No. NERC/2026/086, titled “Order on the Regulatory Intervention in Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc Pursuant to the Electricity Act 2023”, which took effect on Monday, August 10, 2026.
NERC said the interventio...