The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc 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 intervention followed an inquiry and consultations with key industry stakeholders, including the Bureau of Public Enterprises, and was necessitated by KAEDC’s prolonged regulatory and market defaults, inadequate investment and weak operational and commercial performance.
The commission said KAEDC’s cumulative market obligation since privatisation stood at approximately N456.5bn as of May 2026, comprising N415.5bn owed to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc and N41bn due to the Nigerian Independent System Operator.
