The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced new billing for electricity consumers across the country. The new tariff regime officially kicked off last Sunday.
NERC also announced that the controversial fixed charge rate of N750–which costumers had to pay aside from their electricity usage–has been scrapped.
“NERC had promised to address all the complaints against fixed charges through a regulatory process that promotes investments in the electricity industry without unfairly burdening electricity consumers. This is in line with NERC’s mandate to be fair in all its regulatory interventions,” NERC Chairman, Sam Amadi, said
Amadi added that under the new tariff regime, electricity consumers would only pay for what they consume from month to month.
Justifying the new electricity tariff, Amadi said it will make Distribution Companies (DISCOS) improve on their output to customers and encourage the DISCOs to develop new sources of supply within their franchises to increase the quantity and quality of supply to target customers on a willing buyer willing seller basis.
Amadi also said it is an offence for DISCOS not to meter customers.
“Henceforth, every DISCO should meter all its customers. The metering policy will be strictly enforced. There is zero tolerance for overbilling of customers.
“An unmetered customer who is disputing his estimated bill would not be expected to pay the disputed bill. He would pay his last undisputed bill as the contested bill go through the dispute resolution process.”
Details of the new electricity tariff across all regions will be unveiled today.
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