Electricity consumers yesterday expressed disgust at the hike in tariff for a section of consumers. They expressed fears that, although the tariff increase is limited to those categorized as Band A consumers, it could within a short period spread to the others despite lingering power outages.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced a 300 percent hike in tariff paid by Band A consumers with immediate effect. They are now to pay N225/kwh from N66.
Trade Union Congress (TUC), All Electricity Consumers’ Protection Forum (AECPF), and the Association for Public Policy Analysts (APPA) faulted the move in interviews with our correspondents.
They described it as insensitive, but NERC defended the action on the basis that the majority (85 percent) of electricity consumers are not affected.
The Band A consumers are those who, according to NERC, enjoy electricity supply for a minimum of 20 hours per day.
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