Electricity: Federal Government To Limit Estimated Bills February - NERC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 7, 2020
TheFederal Government planned to regulate estimated electricity bills issued bypower distribution companies, DisCos, to the unmetered customers from February.
Accordingto the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC the FederalGovernment’s power sector regulator, DisCos that fail to provide meters tocustomers would only be permitted to issue a covered sum as estimated bills tothe power consumers.
TheCommission’s Chairman, James Momoh, told newsmen in Abuja that once theguideline is released, unmetered customers would only pay what NERC compelledDisCos to collect as estimated bills.
Henoted the Commission will do everything within its powers to ensure thatelectricity distribution companies provide meters through the Meter AssetProviders, MAP to their customers.
Momohexplained that the capping guideline would make customers seek for meters,adding that it would also make power distributors provide the facility. He saidthe regulated fee would be to the advantage of estimated power users.