The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to increase their tariff effective September 1, 2021.
According to a document, the NERC gave the energy distributors the leverage to charge a service-based tariff in its letter titled “Tariff Increase Notification”.
In the document titled:”023/EKEDP/GMCLR/0025/2021, dated August 25, 2021, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) officially informed its customers on the decision of upward tariff adjustment effective from September 1, 2021.
The energy distributor notified its customers that “the increase will be reflected on the energy bill for October 2021, which will represent energy consumption for the month of September 2021.
The company said: “For metered customers with internal vending arrangements, we urge you to adjust the rates accordingly to reflect the new tariff increase as released by NERC.”