The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) not to increase tariffs of customers who do not enjoy up to 12 hours power supply daily.
The NERC Commissioner, Legal Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye, said this on Friday, during the agency’s town hall meeting with customers on the new electricity tariff regime.
Giving this as a directive, Akpeneye noted that customers who receive electricity service below the band they have been assigned can have the distribution companies move them to the actual band of electricity service they receive.
“Anyone who is enjoying less than 12 hours of electricity must not have their tariffs increased. Customers who receive electricity service below the band they have been assigned can have the DisCos move them to the actual band of electricity service they receive. Unhappy? Contest the band classification you have been assigned“, he said.
Dafe Akpeneye, NERC Commissioner, Legal Licensing and Compliance
