By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), in partnership with FUCIL Datatech Limited, has officially launched its Self-Service Electricity Payment Kiosk as part of efforts to enhance customer satisfaction. The…
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KEDCO Clarifies Picketing by In-House Unions
By Mustapha Salisu The Management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has clarified that the recent picketing of its offices by members of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies…
KEDCO Promotes 1500 in Major Staff Welfare, Performance Boost
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has approved a merit-based promotion of 1,500 members of staff as part of its ongoing commitment to staff welfare, motivation, and building a performance-driven workforce. In a…
KEDCO Refutes Misleading Claims on Electricity Supply to Bayero University Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has categorically refuted recent reports alleging that staff and students of Bayero University Kano (BUK) are grappling with unstable electricity supply, describing the…
DISREP: KEDCO Set to Commence Mass Metering
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has announced plans to commence mass metering across its franchise areas under the Distribution Sector Recovery Program (DISREP), a World Bank–funded initiative aimed at transforming Nigeria’s…
KEDCO: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa States Agree to Partner on Tri-state Electricity Market, Acquire Equity Stake in Future Energies Africa
By Mustapha Salisu The Executive Governors of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States, their Excellencies Mal. Abba Kabir Yusuf, Mal. Dikko Radda, and Mal. Umar Namadi, met with Future Energies Africa (the core…
KEDCO Donates Mosquito Nets to Hasiya Bayero Pediatric Hospital
…Reaffirms Commitment to Community Empowerment Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has donated mosquito nets to Hasiya Bayero Pediatric Hospital in Kano as part of its 2025 Medical and Community Outreach Program, aimed…
We are Committed to Providing Efficient Services, Says Jimeta
The Managing Director/CEO of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Dr. Abubakar Shuaibu Jimeta, has reaffirmed KEDCO’s unwavering commitment to delivering efficient and reliable electricity services to its customers across its franchise states…
KEDCO Clarifies Power Supply Situation at AKTH
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has reacted to reports concerning the appeal by the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) over the alleged disconnection of its electricity supply, which…
KEDCO Wins “Most Customers Driven Electricity Distribution Company of the Year” at Africa Brand Awards 2025
Kano Electricity Distribution Plc (KEDCO) has been honored with the prestigious award for “Most Customers Driven Electricity Distribution Company of the Year” at the Africa Brand Awards 2025, held in Lagos on…
FEA, KEDCO, Bagaja announces commissioning of first Phase of 10MW MiniGrids to be rolled out in Jigawa
Future Energies Africa (FEA), the Core Investor in Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), through its renewable energy development arm Bagaja Renewables Limited, is set to commission a newly completed 500kWp (1MWp output…
KEDCO, Haske Solar Company Ltd. Sign Pact on 10MW Solar Power
…Commences Offtake to Strengthen Distribution Network Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) is pleased to announce the successful commencement of 10 Megawatt (MW) energy offtake of solar power from the Haske Solar Plant, located…
NISO Commends Kano DisCo on Market Performance
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has commended Kano Electricity Distribution Plc. (KEDCO) for its recent performance, with a market remittance of 100 percent, strengthening the company’s position as the best-performing DisCo…
KEDCO Boss Bags Int’l Leadership Excellence Award
By Mustapha Salisu The Managing Director/CEO of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Dr. Abubakar Shuaibu Jimeta, has been conferred the Award of Leadership Excellence by Masterminds Business School (London, UK), at the…
KEDCO Engages Customers in Town Hall Meeting to Address Complaints, Improve Service Delivery
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has restated its commitment to improving service delivery and strengthening customer relations during a town hall meeting held in the Kano East region….
Governor Namadi’s Visionary Investment in Kano DisCo Yielding Results
When the Jigawa State Government announced in January 2024 that it would invest ₦4 billion into Future Energies Africa (FEA) to acquire a 2.5 percent stake in the Kano Electricity Distribution Company…
FIRS seals KEDCO office in Kano
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has sealed the Kano head office of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) over multi-billion naira tax arrears, triggering a standoff between the two agencies. Sources…
KEDCO Set to Commission N1.1bn Dawanau Network Expansion Project to Light Up Africa’s Largest Grain Hub
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has successfully tested and is set to commission the newly constructed thirty-five km, 33 kV overhead power line from Bichi Transmission Station to Dawanau International Grain Market,…
KEDCO Refutes Challawa Manufacturers’ Claims on Poor Power Supply, High Tariff Rates
…Says Industrial Feeders Enjoy Daily Average Supply of 23:45 Hours Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has strongly refuted recent claims made by manufacturers in the Challawa Industrial Area of Kano, describing the…
KEDCO, NDPHC to Partner on Improved Power Supply
The Kano Electricity Distribution Plc. (KEDCO) recently hosted the MD/CEO of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Engr. Jennifer Adighije, on a courtesy visit to its corporate headquarters in Kano, as…
KEDCO Sympathizes with Dakata Small-Scale Industries Over Recent Fire Outbreak
Kano Electricity Distribution Plc. (KEDCO) extends its deepest commiserations and sympathies to the leadership, workers, and business owners affected by the recent devastating fire outbreak at the Dakata Small Scale Industries, in…
KEDCO Building 100MW ‘Safe Grid’ to Protect Consumers From Grid Collapses
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has announced a partnership and initial investment of around $100 million to develop a 100MW “Safe Grid” for Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States,…
FG Apologizes to Northern Nigeria, Says Blackout Unintentional
By Mustapha Salisu The Federal Government has apologized to Northern Nigeria for the recent blackout, which lasted approximately 11 days, emphasizing that the incident was unintentional. Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu,…
KEDCO Apologizes for Power Shortage, Cites Grid Issues and Vandalism
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Plc (KEDCO) has issued an apology to its customers in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, following recent disruptions in power supply. The outages, according to…
KEDCO Revamps Operations, Slashes Losses in 6 Months
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has reported substantial improvements in performance and a significant reduction in aggregate technical, commercial, and collection (ATC&C) losses within just six months following…