The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday issued notices of intention to sanction seven distribution companies over their alleged failure to comply with the Order 197/2020 which placed limits on estimated bills that can be issued by Discos to unmetered customers.

In a statement, the regulator said Benin, Enugu, Eko, Ikeja, Kano, Kaduna, and Port Harcourt Discos have 14 days beginning from June 4 to explain why they should not be penalised over their alleged non-compliance.


In the order which took effect on February 20, 2020, NERC had said it cancelled the Estimated Billing Methodology Regulation as a basis for computing the consumption of unmetered customers by the discos.

The commission said all unmetered R2 and C1 customers should not be invoiced for the consumption of energy beyond the cap stipulated by it.

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R2 customers are residential customers who consume more than 50 kilowatt-hour in a month (single phase and three-phase), while C1 customers are small businesses (single and three-phase).

“A consumer of XYZ Disco resident in White Acre under R2 (single phase) tariff class has an energy cap of 78 kilowatt-hour per month and a tariff of N42 per kilowatt-hour. The maximum that XYZ Disco can invoice such a customer is 78kWhr x N24/kWhr = N1,872 per month,” NERC said.


It said all other customers on higher tariff classes must be metered by Discos no later than April 30, 2020, adding customers would not be liable to pay any estimated bill issued if the Discos failed to supply meters.

“The customer shall remain connected to supply without further payment to the Discos until a meter is installed on the premises under the framework work of MAP Regulations or any other financing arrangement approved by the commission,” NERC added.

https://punchng.com/estimated-billing-nerc-queries-ikeja-electric-six-discos/

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Is this true.

NERC when you done barking let me know

Not when nerc have been known as a toothless bulldog by all.

Nigeria , a country in the world, where every abnormal things are normal and normal things are abnormal

Una see dis Naija so? Na only God fit settle this electricity matter for us.

edoairways:
NERC when you done barking let me know

If, they done barking they should let you know so when they done barking you can bark for yourself.

In fact, I am certain, you are barking now. For there's no way you won't have the sense in your head but to join in and bark for what is better for you.

If you think NERC is a toothless bulldog you are wrong.
I have had them intervened though their process was slow, it was worth it in the end.
I think Nigerians should rally round NERC on this issue, but then majority are cowards.

budaatum:

If, they done barking they should let you know so when they done barking you can bark for yourself.

In fact, I am certain, you are barking now. For there's no way you won't have the sense in your head but to join in and bark for what is better for you.

NERC is one of the toothless regulatory body I have ever seen in Nigeria, NCC is better than them.

Anijay1212:
Una see dis Naija so? Na only God fit settle this electricity matter for us.

God will not fix it for us

edoairways:

God will not fix it for us

Pray tell me what we have been able to fix and maintain in this country since independence.
Nothing my brother so i have decided to look up to God.

edoairways:

NERC is one of the toothless regulatory body I have ever seen in Nigeria, NCC is better than them.

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primeache:
If you think NERC is a toothless bulldog you are wrong.
I have had them intervened though their process was slow, it was worth it in the end.
I think Nigerians should rally round NERC on this issue, but then majority are cowards.

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