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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.”


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Re: PUNCH-- Electricity Consumers On Estimated Billing To Pay Less by Yungwhy(m): 6:17am On Jul 01, 2015
Cool

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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. angry


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
angry

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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
angry
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
Yungwhy:
Cool


It's only cool if it's implemented let's wait and see
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:
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/

If electricity problems could be solved in this country, Nigeria will be a great nation.

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