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The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has said an increase in electricity tariff can only be justified by widespread provision of meters and improved service delivery to customers.

The ministry said this in a new document called ‘Power Sector Policy Directives and Timelines,’ which was obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday.



It directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to clearly convey the need for tariff review consistent with provisions of Section 76 of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005, and abide by the requirement for periodic major and minor reviews and processing of valid claims for deficits in tariff as provided for in the rules for tariff regulation.

The document, which was dated June 2019, said, “Government policy recognises that the current consumer tariff must rise to cover all costs of gas, transmission and distribution. This is necessary for distribution companies to raise capital, and for the industry to be self-sustaining without government financial support.

“But this can only be justified after meters are more widely installed and services improve so that consumers pay for what they consume and not for the inefficiencies of operators. In the meantime, NERC (Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) should enforce regulatory processes already in place for operators to make claims for verified deficits in their tariff.”

According to the ministry, there is substantial circumstantial evidence that higher electricity tariffs may result in reduced collection by distribution companies because of low meter penetration and poor service.

It, therefore, directed NERC to set and enforce targets for Discos and meter asset providers to roll out meters.

Another immediate task for the commission is to encourage and facilitate willing-buyer willing-seller transactions with Competition Transition Charge compensation, where applicable, to the distribution company for a defined period.

The commission was asked to withdraw existing orders against willing-buyer willing-seller transactions like the recent Cummins and Viathan (PIPP LVI Disco) orders but compel compliance with a clearly defined and easy-to-apply CTC Regulation.

The ministry directed NERC to issue an order, within four weeks, to explicitly permit all customers supplied at 132kV and 330kV to contract as an ‘eligible customer’ for their power, directly with a generation company, and for their transmission requirements directly with the Transmission Company of Nigeria.



It said the commission should “license mini-grid applicants expeditiously, according to the timelines stated in the regulation, especially where consumers and developers have agreed terms; and license eligible customer applicants expeditiously, starting within two weeks, with the four that applied in July 2018 and were still operating without permits.

NERC was asked to set and enforce targets for Discos to apply the Franchising Regulation to contract capable investors, agents and partners of the Discos to expand and operate, as franchisees, 33kV and 11kV feeders and areas “that consumer petitions confirm are underserved or for which collection losses do not meet set licence targets.”

source: https://punchng.com/power-ministry-gives-conditions-for-electricity-tariff-hike/

Increase in Tariffs and yet no Stable Electricity third week now no light � in my area If your price per month is more that what I pay for MTN lumos . Come and remove your meter and pole

FTC FIRST OF ITS KIND IN YEARS
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Make I dey pay double for my candles

Depressing country....same stories over the years

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Okay

No provide power min 18hours for 24months and then propose 1% increase in KWH

this is surprising. whoever expected this?

I support them in this instance

Honestly, what's written up there is beyond my knowledge.

If it's "Mercy Aigbe slays in cleavage bearing dress" I can comprehend that

Our noble Minister of Darkness Aka Mr rocket science has spoken

Nice conditions. Give prepaid to every houses. Then, increase your tarrif and everyone will be damn sure that he or she is paying according to his or her usage but increase the tarrif without allotting prepaid, the bills will get crazier.


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Not again

Too much talk on solution, zero implementation!!

Shey na like this e go dey be?

electricity bill in Nigeria is a day light robbery.
In my area now, they won't even bother to read our meters befor they dash us 13k every month.

We've requested for prepaid meters but it fell on their deaf Herr.

Nonsense for here the Nonsense nepa do it one day ON one Day Off the One day OFF is 24hour the One day ON is 6,6hours On and Off.. After my Spiritual enemy nepa is the Next people I hate in my Life..
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Too much talk less implementation

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Noel1:
Honestly, what's written up there is beyond my knowledge.

If it's "Mercy Aigbe slays in cleavage bearing dress" I can comprehend that

Broda, what you're doing isnor good at all.

Mercy na olosho sha

Tariff increase?? God help the people

Power sector is the most useless sector in Nigeria. With a the gas flaring in different oil locations still we can't find a way to harness them into energy for generation of power.

We don't see light and yet they want to hike tariffs.


These guys don't just want to see the citizens happy.

SojiCash:
Increase in Tariffs and yet no Stable Electricity third week now no light � in my area If your price per month is more that what I pay for MTN lumos . Come and remove your meter and pole

FTC FIRST OF ITS KIND IN YEARS
Our Helper will locate us today

Whats all this rubbish are u guys this jobless? Must you comment with alphabet before typing. Smh

helinues:
Our noble Minister of Darkness Aka Mr rocket science has spoken

Hahaha

Fash don hear am. Things are easier said than done. No more mouth making, rather hes full of excuses.

Ik

maskid:


Whats all this rubbish are u guys this jobless? Must you comment with alphabet before typing. Smh

Which rubbish your papa dey do oloshi

ifyalways:

Hahaha

Fash don hear am. Things are easier said than done. No more mouth making, rather hes full of excuses.

They don't have the will Ni jare.. Dem no dey visits abroad?