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    Home » New tariff will enable DISCOs, GENCOs acquire infrastructure – NERC 

    New tariff will enable DISCOs, GENCOs acquire infrastructure – NERC 

    January 31, 2016
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    Oscarline Onwuemenyi 01 February 2015, Sweetcrude, Abuja – As the new tariff introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, for electricity consumers across the country became effective on today (Monday), the commission said revenue from the new tariff would enable the power distribution, generation and transmission companies to acquire needed infrastructure.

    *Dr. Tony Akah, NERC.
    *Dr. Tony Akah, NERC boss

    The acting Chairman of NERC, Dr. Anthony Akah, who stated this when he led top executives of the regulatory agency on a courtesy call on the National Orientation Agency in Abuja, also said lack of cost-reflective tariffs had hindered the electricity companies from acquiring the necessary infrastructure, adding that with the new tariffs, they would not have any excuse for not delivering on agreements they entered into with the government.

    He said the Nigerian power sector reform must provide an appropriate pricing template, which had been lacking, leading to deficiency in revenues from power.

    This, he added, necessitated the new Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, to enable the generating, transmission and distribution companies to provide the needed infrastructure for higher generation and supply of electricity to meet the needs of consumers.

    Akah said under the new MYTO, all premises must be metered and consumers who subscribe to specific metering models must be supplied meters within 60 days after which they would not be disconnected or charged on estimation if a meter was not supplied.

    He also said that a Power Consumer Assistance Fund had been put in place to cater for the electricity needs of the less-privileged in the country, adding that the visit was part of the establishment of a coordinated approach to creating public awareness ahead of the February 1 implementation date of the new MYTO.

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