The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that customers who are enjoying a 20-hour electricity power supply across the country will witness an increase in tariff.
the increase in tariff will only affect customers enjoying a 20-hour power supply across the country, NAN reports.
According to NAN report, other customers in Bands B, C and D are not affected by the increase
Mr Musliu Oseni, Vice Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to him, the commission has approved the increase in electricity tariff paid by Band A customers from N68/KWh to N225KWh adding that the increase will not affect customers on bands B and C.
Oseni said that the increase only affects about 15 percent of electricity consumers who have been proven to enjoy a 20-hour of power supply daily.
He said that other electricity customers not affected by the rate review would not be neglected; they would continue to get service.
The vice chairman said that the commission had also downgraded some customers from Band A to Band B because the electricity distribution company had not fulfilled the required hours.
“We currently have over 800 feeders that are categorised as Band A, but it will now be reduced to under 500. This means that 17 percent of the feeder now qualifies as Band A.
