LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has sanctioned eight power distribution companies (DisCos) for noncompliance with the capping of estimated bills for unmetered customers. A statement yesterday, NERC indicated that the affected DisCos are Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, NERC said the companies overbilled customers in violation of energy caps set by the […]
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to suspend forthwith the implementation of the new electricity tariff nationwide. Recall that NERC recently mandated electricity distribution companies to charge Band A consumers increased tariffs in a move aimed at ensuring a stable power supply for those who can […]
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some power experts and stakeholders have expressed their dissatisfaction with the over 300 percent increase in electricity tariffs approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). In separate interviews on Wednesday in Lagos, the experts and stakeholders lamented that such an increase would further burden electricity consumers across the nation. The Federal […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in the prices of prepaid electricity meters. NERC made the announcement on Tuesday in a circular marked NERC/2023/020, and jointly signed by Sanusi Garba, the commission’s chairman and Dafe Akpeneye, its commissioner, legal, licencing, and compliance. The commission said a single-phase meter […]
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians may need to brace up for tougher times as electricity tariff is set to increase by over 40 per cent in the coming days, a development which may eventually end all forms of energy subsidy in the country. With a monthly subsidy of about N50 billion still in the electricity sector […]
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has put a stop to a sharp practice by electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) in the country. Hitherto, DISCOs in the country have engaged in the practice of billing customers disconnected from electricity supply due to non-payment. The practice has resulted in protests and litigations among customers […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Republic of Benin, Niger Republic and Togo made no payment for the electricity supplied to them from Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. In its just released Second Quarter Report 2021, the NERC stated that the power firms of the three nations and […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has declared that it is illegal for any electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) to carry out disconnection of a customer’s power supply without prior notification in writing. NERC is the body empowered to meet the yearnings of Nigerians for stable, adequate and safe electricity supply. The Commission, […]
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has moved to enforce compensation to electricity consumers for the under-supply of power to their homes and businesses with effect from July. This follows several complaints by energy consumers that the Service-Based Tariff (SBT), which has led to a huge increase in electricity bills paid by […]
LAGOS MAY 19TH *NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to write-off accumulated billings for all communities on Lalupon/Iwo Road electricity feeder in Ibadan, up till November 2020. NERC Chairman, Olayiwola Oyelade, gave the order on Tuesday while deliberating on a case brought before the commission by the affected communities. […]
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