21/08/2026
71.88% technical losses. That's what happens without real-time grid visibility.
Nigeria's regulator (NERC) just dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company after technical losses hit 71.88% and meter coverage sat at just 34.42%—a full regulatory takeover, not a routine fix.
It's a stark illustration of what happens when utilities lack real-time visibility into transformer health, load, and losses until a crisis forces intervention. This is precisely the failure mode our DTMS platform is built to prevent—IoT-based distribution transformer monitoring that flags stress, losses, and maintenance needs before they escalate into a financial or regulatory crisis.
Source: The Guardian Nigeria (Aug 10, 2026) — https://guardian.ng/breakingnews/nerc-dissolves-kaduna-disco-board-moves-to-replace-core-investor/