An electricity expert, Mr Adetayo Adegbenle, has advised Distribution Companies(Discos) to meet up to 70 per cent metering gap within their network before increasing tariff on electricity consumption. Adegbenle, Convener, PowerUp Nigeria, gave advice in an interview with the News…
By Oluwaseun Ogunsola The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has condemned the proposed increase by 40 per cent in electricity tariff from July 1, 2023, describing it as outrageous, adding that the move could sound the death knell for many…
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said that Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has yet to give a directive on the new electricity tariff earlier scheduled to commence on July 1. The Public Relations Officer of IBEDC, Ms Busolami Tunwase,…
By Akinyemi Precious The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has clarified that it has not raised electricity tariffs, contrary to media reports. Reports surfaced on some media platforms that AEDC had announced an impending tariff increase despite not being approved…
Controversies over electricity tariff have been a bane in the power sector since the privatisation of the distribution companies DisCos took effect in 2013. Issues revolving around arguments of the determination of billings, as charges for electricity consumed, have been…
Electricity tariff rate has become topical recently. Since the privatisation of distribution companies (DisCos) took effect from 2013, the need for returns has become much resounding for private operators who took over the companies from the public domain driven by…
By Abba – Eku Onyeka, Abuja Gomo the III of Karmo Sabo, Abuja the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Umar Garni Sarkin Karmo has hailed the Federal Government’s (FG) decision to halt the increase effected in electricity tariff by the…
Some residents in Anambra capital city, Awka, have criticised the recent electricity tariff payable by power consumers across the country in the first month of the year. This is in spite of the denial by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission…
The Federal Government has given Nigerians bitter pills to swallow in the New Year with the reported hike in electricity tariff again. This is coming two months after the government forced on Nigerians increase in tariff, with crazy bills being…
