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PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by saintopus(m): 6:15am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Electricity consumers across the country who are on estimated billing are to pay lesser than their counterparts who have been provided with meters, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. The Chairman of NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi, who said this in Abuja at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, said a new regulation was coming to compel electricity distribution companies to provide meters for all their customers within four months or accept a cap on what they could charge as estimated bills. Amadi said after four months of moratorium, the firms would not be able to charge such consumers beyond what would be prescribed according to the region or zone where the customer was based. According to him, the ceiling of the tariff, which a customer on estimated billing can pay, is an incentive for the distribution firms to metre call customers, adding that the capped tariff would be significantly lower than what metred customers pay. The NERC boss said after 16 months, customers of a distribution company who had not been metred would be freed from paying any tariff at all until they were provided with meters. He said, “In view of the Discos’ negative attitude to metering, an option worth considering to incentivise metering is to place a limit on the ability of a Disco to arbitrarily estimate consumers who are not metered. “This has the tendency of encouraging the Discos to accelerate the implementation of metering plans that have been talked about but not implemented before privatisation and after taking over the management of the Discos.” Amadi added, “The commission has chosen to issue an order setting the cap but with an effective implementation date after a moratorium of four months to allow the distribution companies to appropriately adjust their metering programmes. “All estimates being imposed by the Discos within the moratorium period shall be strictly based on the commission’s billing estimation methodology. As soon as the capping regulation commences, the extant regulation on estimation methodology will be vacated. “Metering is a critical component of the business of electricity. It serves as the only parameter for quantifying energy delivered and energy utilised by the supplier and consumer respectively.” http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/electricity-consumers-on-estimated-billing-to-pay-less-2/ |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Yungwhy(m): 6:17am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Cool 1 Like |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by saintopus(m): 6:18am On Jul 01, 2015 |
In the right direction. Nigerians are tired of estimated bills since time immemorial |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by robinicule(m): 6:18am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by seedgreen(m): 6:18am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Following |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by bigass(f): 6:19am On Jul 01, 2015 |
The capped tariff should not be more than 1k. |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by blackjack21(m): 6:27am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Make the Light constant before talking bills. 06:27:19 Wed, Jul 1, 2015 |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Olsoo(m): 6:28am On Jul 01, 2015 |
God bless this guy above me, blackjack21 Give us stable light before talking bills. We can't keep on paying for stable blackout 1 Like |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by yashedabai(m): 6:29am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Caseless: 6:35am On Jul 01, 2015 |
I will be ready to pay any amount now. I de enjoy light, why won't I pay? Meter or no meter, just bring the bill. Nepa, till Una come . I de wait. |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Nobody: 6:37am On Jul 01, 2015 |
whether we pay less or more, the most important thing is that we get and know the value of what we are paying for |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Ezenwammadu(m): 6:39am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by temitemi1(m): 6:50am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Nice one. |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by AZeD1(m): 7:10am On Jul 01, 2015 |
You should not pay anything if you don't have a meter. If the Distribution company wants to bill customers, they should provide the appropriate billing mechanism. |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by DaGC(m): 7:11am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Payment or not, getting the value back should be paramount. |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Realisticman: 7:22am On Jul 01, 2015 |
The president has always said that Nigerians problems is not formulation of policies but implementation. This is how a nation functions not the kleptomaniac type we all booted out of existence. |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by jamace(m): 7:23am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Enough of the talks. Nigerians want ACTION! |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by argob44(f): 7:24am On Jul 01, 2015 |
I donbelivit |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Horlawoomey(m): 7:29am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Are you feeling the CHANGE ? |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by ApcSucks: 7:31am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by donnelly(m): 8:13am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Sound intresting that means if they did not provide us with meter for a year and 4 mounth we ll be enjoying light for free |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by poiZon: 8:30am On Jul 01, 2015 |
dis space is not for sale! check d next idiot if him go sale for u.... |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by skyface00(m): 8:41am On Jul 01, 2015 |
Wind of change really touching every aspect of life in my dear Nigeria now. When u have a leader u have everytin......God bless PMB |
Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by saintopus(m): 6:29pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
saintopus: If electricity problems could be solved in this country, Nigeria will be a great nation. |
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