The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday declared that most residential customers would not enjoy the benefits of the recent cut in electricity tariff.

According to the commission, most residential electricity consumers in the R1 and R2 categories did not experience any increase in tariff when electricity rates were hiked on January 1, 2015.

It said the increase on the first day of the year only affected industrial, commercial and high-end residential consumers, stressing that most people in the R1 and R2 categories would begin to pay increased tariffs from July 1, 2015.

The Chairman, NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi, gave the clarification at a meeting with members of the Electricity Consumer Association of Nigeria.

Amadi said, “Majority of the residential customers in the R2 and R1 categories did not experience the January 1, 2015 increase in tariff. They will not also see any reversal or reduction in tariff as the industrial, commercial and high-end residential consumers whose tariff were increased.

“It was a reduction based on the impact collection loss had on the tariff.”

NERC had two weeks ago announced the reduction in tariff by 50 per cent following what it called “bombardment of complaints” from customers who decried the increase that was announced earlier this year.

The NERC boss stated that the tariff reduction for the industrial, commercial and high-end residential electricity customers (R3 consumers), would become effective from this month.

“We have always tried to listen to complaints from consumers and operators alike and we carry out tariff reviews when necessary. We are a responsive and accountable regulator,” he said.

According to Amadi, the reduction in tariff was a decision reached in line with the commission’s business rules after consideration was given to protests from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria on the implication of the January 1, 2015 increase on their businesses.

He stressed that NERC took the action because it saw that there was merit in the argument put forward by MAN that the increase would impact their businesses.

The President, ECAN, Mr. Chijioke James, said the group was at the commission to endorse the recent tariff reduction for some classes of electricity consumers.

“We have been very critical of NERC to see that consumers enjoy power supply, but it will be bad to see that a government agency has done something right and we fail to commend it openly,” he said.

James observed that ECAN needed the support of agencies like NERC and the Consumer Protection Council, among others, to enlighten consumers on the dangers of patronising sellers of fake electrical equipment as well as the need to imbibe energy conservation practices.

He stated that consumers expected improvement in response rate to complaints from service providers like the electricity distribution companies.

“We use this opportunity to urge NERC to encourage electricity distribution companies to improve their response rate in resolving complaints from consumers nationwide,” he added.
http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/electricity-tariff-cut-not-for-residential-consumers-nerc/

another scam on Nigerians by the clueless otuoke joker

Say no to fake change
Say yes to jonathan
Say yes to transformation
As ya vote for transformation may ya life be transformed and vice versa

I'm not surprised. This whole govt is a scam.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Say no to fake change
Say yes to jonathan
Say yes to transformation
As ya vote for transformation may ya life be transformed and vice versa

dead transformer no dey get light o

This is what u wil c on 30th march newspapper headlines...
NEWSPAPERS' HEADLINES ON March 30th
2015.
"Jonathan wins 2nd term with 56% of
votes! Fasola congratulates him, begs
Lagosians to vote for Ambode to continue
his development of Lagos" - THISDAY.
"Jega declares Jonathan elected with 26.4
million votes! APC rejects result" -
VANGUARD.
"Jonathan declared winner!". "This is the
worst election in Nigeria's history" (Lai
Mohammed) - PUNCH.
"PDP in a historic victory!". "Amaechi
flees to Ghana". - PM NEWS.
"This is the most rigged election in the
world, Jega must be arrested and
imprisoned immediately. We are heading
to court" (Tinubu) - THE NATION.
"North sad as INEC declares Jonathan
winner. Sultan urges restraints and peace"
- DAILY INDEPENDENT.
"PDP wins Aso Rock again, 70 senate
seats and 65% of Reps. We are studying
the results (Oshiomhole)" - SUN
NEWSPAPER.
"How Jega rigged the polls for Jonathan . .
." - SAHARA REPORTERS.
ETC, ETC. . .....

tp10:
another scam on Nigerians by the clueless otuoke joker

Must you insult the president before you communicate your hate speech?

ishiamu:
This is what u wil c on 30th march newspapper headlines...
NEWSPAPERS' HEADLINES ON March 30th
2015.
"Jonathan wins 2nd term with 56% of
votes! Fasola congratulates him, begs
Lagosians to vote for Ambode to continue
his development of Lagos" - THISDAY.
"Jega declares Jonathan elected with 26.4
million votes! APC rejects result" -
VANGUARD.
"Jonathan declared winner!". "This is the
worst election in Nigeria's history" (Lai
Mohammed) - PUNCH.
"PDP in a historic victory!". "Amaechi
flees to Ghana". - PM NEWS.
"This is the most rigged election in the
world, Jega must be arrested and
imprisoned immediately. We are heading
to court" (Tinubu) - THE NATION.
"North sad as INEC declares Jonathan
winner. Sultan urges restraints and peace"
- DAILY INDEPENDENT.
"PDP wins Aso Rock again, 70 senate
seats and 65% of Reps. We are studying
the results (Oshiomhole)" - SUN
NEWSPAPER.
"How Jega rigged the polls for Jonathan . .
." - SAHARA REPORTERS.
ETC, ETC. . .....

deceive una sef well well

dgr8truth:

Must you insult the president before you communicate your hate speech?

must the so called president insult the intelligence of the people that voted him with his lying and corruption infested cluelessness.

talking of hate speech.............you have probably been using earphones whenever your oga madam they yarn.

Them don scam us again.

tp10:


must the so called president insult the intelligence of the people that voted him with his lying and corruption infested cluelessness.

talking of hate speech.............you have probably been using earphones whenever your oga madam they yarn.

I won't join issues with you. Just get ready to endure the next four years of GEJ's govt, as we enjoy and further our transformation.

Your heart is to clean to habour hate for the president. Shalom!

GEJtill2019.

tp10:



deceive una sef well well

Take a chill 2mao ain't far again

Jonathan the fraudster never cared to tell his puppets to clarify this when they went to town chanting rubbish about reduction in electricity tariff. Regardless, even if it had been all encompassing, it wouldn't have made as much impact on his chances of re-election as a pinch of salt in River Nile.

To Utuoke he remains bound.

dgr8truth:

I won't join issues with you. Just get ready to endure the next four years of GEJ's govt, as we enjoy and further our transformation.

Your heart is to clean to habour hate for the president. Shalom!

GEJtill2019.

even jonathan knows his probability of returning to otuoke is more than aso rock.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Say no to fake change
Say yes to jonathan
Say yes to transformation
As ya vote for transformation may ya life be transformed and vice versa

no ooooo my life should be transformed like Gej did to Nigeria? That is a curse not a prayer.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday declared that most residential customers would not enjoy the benefits of the recent cut in electricity tariff.

Nigerians have being scammed again

front page ooo

tp10:
front page ooo

lalasticlala front page.

Tomorrow is the date to vote out 419 Jonathan.

Enough is enough!