Following the Enugu State Electricity Law signed by Governor Peter Mbah and the recent constitution of the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission, ESERC, by the Mbah administration, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has formerly transferred the regulatory oversight of…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, says the federal government needs to provide N3.2 trillion in subsidies in 2024 to reverse the recent electricity tariff hike. The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairman, Sanusi Garba, said this in Abuja during a…
The Enugu State Government says it will not condone any act of overcharge or extortion of electricity consumers in the state by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Gov. Peter Mbah gave the warning on Thursday while declaring open a three-day…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said it should be the priority of power distribution companies to meter all customers on Band A feeders. This came barely one week after the NERC approved over 200 percent tariff hike for…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given 11 electricity distribution companies till April 11, 2024, to refund customers wrongly billed at the new rate. This was contained in a document signed by the DGM, Market Competition and Rates, Mr Abba…
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has slammed a fine of N200m on the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for wrongly applying the new electricity tariffs on some residents of the Nigerian capital. The NERC also ordered the DisCo to…
Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has decried the recent increase of electricity tariff as announced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the National President, NACCIMA, Dele Oye said…
…Cites increase in infrastructure investment as reason for hike in electricity tariff …Downgrades 300 feeders for failing to supply 20hrs of electricity …Mandates DisCos to migrate more customers to Band A The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has stated that…
By Matthew Denis The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted permission for electricity tariff hike for customers categorized under Band A classification. During a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday Musliu Oseni, NERC’s Vice Chairman, announced that customers will…
Eleven electricity distribution companies in the country received a total of 2,577.60GWh of electricity, valued at N130.92 billion in January 2024, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. The DisCos are Abuja, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ibadan, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna,…
