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No Increase In Electricity Terriff by Osi01(m): 8:07am On Jan 06, 2020 |
The Nigerian Electricity
Regulatory Commission (NERC)
says no tariff increase has been
approved by the commission yet.
Mr Usman Arabi, General
Manager, Public Affairs (NERC)
made the clarification in a
statement issued on the agency’s
website, obtained by the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos
on Sunday.
Arabi said :” The attention of the
NERC has been drawn to the
publication in several electronic
and print media that end-user
electricity tariffs have been
increased following the approval
of the minor review (2016 – 2018)
of the 2015 Multi Year Tariff
Order on Aug. 21, 2019.
“We wish to provide guidance that
the minor review implemented by
the commission was a
retrospective adjustment of the
tariff regime released in 2015.
“This is to account for changes in
macro-economic indices for the
years 2016, 2017 and 2018 thus
providing certainty about revenue
shortfall that may have arisen due
to the differential between tariffs
approved by the regulator and
actual end-user tariffs.
“The commission therefore wish
to notify the general public that no
tariff increase has been approved
by the Commission vide the
order.”
He said, however NERC, in the
discharge of its statutory
responsibilities enshrined under
the Electric Power Sector Reform
Act, would continue to undertake
periodic reviews of electricity
tariffs in accordance with the
prevailing tariff methodology.
According to him, in all instances
of such reviews and rule making,
the commission will widely
consult with stakeholders and
final decision will take due regard
of all contributions.
However, electricity consumer
groups in the country have kicked
against increasing tariff for end-
user customers.
The groups, Energy Consumer
Rights and Responsibilities
Initiative and the All Electricity
Consumer Protection Forum told
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
in Lagos that increment in
electricity tariff was unjustified
based on present realities.
Mr Sural Fadairo, National
President, Energy Consumer
Rights and Responsibilities
Initiative, noted that increasing
the cost of electricity was not the
panacea to Nigeria’s energy crisis.
“If they want to increase tariff
because the Distribution
Companies are under remitting
due to debts by consumers, that
will not solve the problem.
“If people are refusing to pay now
because they are disputing their
bills will they now pay if it is
further increased?
“What they need to do is to meter
all electricity customers, so that
we can end the issue of estimated
billing.
“So, from the consumer point of
view, we are totally against any
increment because power
generation and supply has not
improved significantly in the
country, “he said.
Also, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori,
National Coordinator, All
Electricity Consumers Protection
Forum, said the increase was
totally uncalled for in all
ramifications.
He said: “The basis for such
increase at this time can’t be
justified in that consumers have
not been metered and they still
purchase transformers and other
line materials by themselves with
attendant extortion via estimated
billings.
” All these are not taken into
consideration and extensively
dealt with before contemplating
tariff increase”.
(NAN) |
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