The Nationwide Electrical energy Regulatory Fee has stated that electrical energy distribution corporations want its approval earlier than they will improve tariffs.
NERC spokesperson Usman Abba Arabi made this revelation in a dialog with The PONS correspondent Tuesday.
There have been media experiences that Discos had concluded plans to extend electrical energy charges within the new 12 months.
Earlier, the NERC spokesperson had famous that the fee had not authorized any new electrical energy tariffs for any of the discotheques within the Nigerian electrical energy provide business.
“No new electrical energy tariff has been authorized. Nigerians ought to ignore all information experiences in regards to the new electrical energy tariffs on January 1, 2024,” he famous.
Regardless of NERC's clarification that there was no plan to extend the charges, Nigerians on social media expressed skepticism, saying the discos won’t watch for the fee earlier than implementing the brand new charges.
Some Nigerians stated they’d seen a rise within the quantity they pay for electrical energy lately.
A Fb consumer, Inusa Mani, stated: “Individuals shopping for electrical items in Kaduna are already shopping for at new charges,” saying: “It’s both NERC just isn’t on prime of it or they’re paying lip service to Nigerians.”
A resident of Ibadan with the Fb identify Vito Jean claimed that the Ibadan Electrical energy Distribution Firm “gave my residence N15k-N30k per 30 days, a home with one TV, six lamps, two telephones and one laptop computer”.
Segun Alex additionally stated: “There may be at all times no guideline (from NERC) earlier than rising charges indiscriminately.”
Requested to answer Nigerians' fears that the DisCos would have carried out the tariff improve with out the approval of the NERC, Arabi stated: “DisCos shouldn’t cost electrical energy tariffs with out the approval of the NERC.”
