{"id":118190,"date":"2024-05-06T14:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-govt-confirms-electricity-tariff-reduction-for-band-a-customers"},"modified":"2024-05-06T16:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:25:11","slug":"nigerian-govt-confirms-electricity-tariff-reduction-for-band-a-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-govt-confirms-electricity-tariff-reduction-for-band-a-customers","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt confirms electricity tariff reduction for Band A customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has confirmed electricity tariff reduction across eleven Electricity Distribution Companies.<\/p>\n

Dafe Akpeneye, Commissioner of Legal, Licensing and Compliance at NERC, disclosed this in an exclusive interview on Monday.<\/p>\n

This comes against the backdrop of the recent announcement by Ikeja Electric that it has slashed the electricity tariff for band A customers to 206.80 per Kilowatt-hour from N225 per Kwh.<\/p>\n

The disco stated that the implementation of the new tariff commenced on Monday, May 6, 2024.<\/p>\n

The figure represents an N18.2 tariff reduction.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the development, Akpeneye confirmed that the Commission had approved the reduction as announced by Ikeja Disco.<\/p>\n

He noted that the reduction applies to all Discos across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe order came from the Commission. It will be published on the NERC website later in the day\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

As of the report\u2019s filing, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Kaduna Electric, and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company have also announced the new tariff reduction for band A customers.<\/p>\n

In April, NERC had initially approved an N225 per Kwh electricity tariff for customers under band A, getting 20-24 power supply in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

However, the Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to reverse its tariff hike.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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