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Published 4 May 2021
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission is going ahead with plans to review power tariffs in July this year despite widespread resentments by the organised labour, consumer groups and other individuals.
NERC had announced on April 26, 2021 that another tariff review for Nigeria’s 11 power distribution companies would hold in July, explaining that inflation, gas price, among others, had changed.
It disclosed this in its notice of Minor and Extraordinary Review of Tariffs for Electricity Transmission and Distribution Companies, a development that might lead to a rise in the tariffs payable by electricity users.
But on April 30, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, dismissed concerns of a major hike in electricity tariffs, as he clarified that there was no plan to significantly raise tariffs.
NERC approves new tariff review applications, Capex for DISCOs
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By Chris Ochayi – Abuja
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved new Extraordinary Tariff Review applications, Performance Improvement Plan, PIP, and Capital Expenditure, CAPEX, for electricity Distribution Companies, DIcOs effective from July 1st, 2021 till 30th June 2026.
This was contrary to the earlier position of the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, who at the weekend allayed consumers’ fear there will be no significant tariff increase.
However the NERC orders issued Sunday to the different DISCOs, were about applications for extraordinary tariff review, Performance Improvement Plans, and capital expenditure for the next five years, beginning from 1st July this year.
Only a little over a week ago, the Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr Ahmad Rufai Zakari faulted the report of the World Bank on the state of the Nigerian Power Sector. Mr Zakari, speaking on behalf of the Federal Government (FG) had referred to the Power Sector Recovery Programme Opinion Research Fact Sheet released by the World Bank as inaccurate.
According to the report,
“78% of Nigerians have less than 12 hours daily access of power supply and up to 58% of electricity consumers are unmetered.” The vehement defence by the FG did not also do much to provide reliable data to debunk the World Bank’s numbers. This gaffe, added to the recent power supply statistics in the country make it difficult for the FG’s rejoinder to be believed.
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Published 2 May 2021
Electricity consumer groups, on Sunday, kicked against the planned review of electricity tariffs for the 11 power Distribution Companies by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
They maintained that there was no justification for any upward review of electricity tariffs due to the current economic realities and challenges being faced by Nigerians.
The groups, the Energy Consumer Rights and Responsibilities Initiative and All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum made their views known in separate interviews with
NAN in Lagos.
NAN reports that NERC, the regulator of the power sector had in a public notice, announced that it was working on concluding the Extraordinary Tariff Review process for the DisCos.