In the spirit of transparency and accountability in the monitoring of the electricity market, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has responded to the query issued it by the Senate on Fixed Charge, Estimated Billing and Sundry issues.

In an address to newsmen; at the headquarter of the Commission,  Chairman/Chief Executive of NERC, Dr Sam Amadi informed that the Commission received seven queries from Senate, which the Commission has respectfully responded to the queries touched on the customer complaints by electricity consumers, the fixed charge, bulk metering of customers and estimated billing

NERC has finally instructed discos to abolish

A letter addressed to the Senate by the NERC chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi, stated
“The commission agrees with the Senate’s position on the need to eliminate the practice of bulk billing residential customers and replace the practice with individual metering and billing. It is important to state that the commission had previously abolished bulk billing in its ruling on the VGC Case CASE NO: NERC/H/03/07 (copy attached). This case was brought by a customer against the VGC Estate Management.”

Amadi added that NERC would ensure that whatever Discos proposed for its approval was fair, reasonable and meant to improve the quality of power supply to consumers.

Source: http://breakingnews.ng/index.php/2015/08/23/nerc-finally-scraps-n700-service-charge-bulk-metering-and-estimated-billing/

E better oo

Good development...... I hope it lasts

make we see the light first.

I'm sure those guys will already been formulating how other charges will compensate for the abolished one, abeg no expect reduced monthly bill o..

ok

How about estimated billing?
Awon oloshi!

Nice one, we need more policies that will have a direct impact on the citizens.

ok, thank God we are starting this week with good news

Is a good news. Next

Thats great if implemented....
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When will PHCN provide prepaid meters for their customers? Some of us paid 13 months ago, yet no sign of meters at phcn office.

Better.... Cos d thing tire person

If true, it means my bill rounds to around N400 sometimes (unless they are not referring to thr N700).

When will they supply us prepaid meters?
Why are things so difficult to do in Nigeria.

Good news.

Smooyis:
When will they supply us prepaid meters?
Why are things so difficult to do in Nigeria.

i guess they stoped the distribution since they realized the prepaid meters arent functioning when there is a low current.

shegsky:

i guess they stoped the distribution since they realized the prepaid meters arent functioning when there is a low current.

Says who,the one Im using works when the voltage is low.

lwise:


Says who,the one Im using works when the voltage is low.

. Haha, how come, But here in ibadan,i have met two individuals telling me the prepaid meter doesnt read whenever there is a low current.

Good news , I hope they implement it. What we need now is practical action & not mouth action

i hope is true

This is a good development.

IF TRUE, then it can raise the dead because I am very skeptical about it. Just as PMS officially is #87 and Kerosene #50.

Anyway, seeing is believing... Off to BEDC to recharge my prepaid. BTW when is it with immediate effect?

Not true o. They only scrapped bulk billing i.e giving a meter to a market or an estate and billing the estate/market as a group instead of metering/billing individual houses/stalls.

They stopped fixe charge for months that you are without light.

Thats's a good decision

shegsky:

i guess they stoped the distribution since they realized the prepaid meters arent functioning when there is a low current.

Then let them introduce it first where there are good transformers and good current as a result. Distribution of prepaid meters should be done in phases.

This is Change. Kudos to the Senate for this great achievement !!!

PHCN will have to explain to me how my monthly bill rose from 3,500naira to 8,000naira.
It's good i have stopped paying my bills since the increment. I need an explanation from Sam Amadi or else....