Electricity: NERC Halts TCN Tariff Public Hearing, Orders Customers Briefing - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 13, 2020
The Nigerian Electricity RegulatoryCommission, NERC has suspended a public hearing stipulated for Monday 16 onthe application for the extraordinary tariff review for the TransmissionCompany of Nigeria, TCN insisting that the company must fully prepare to briefcustomers with details.
NERC Vice Chairman and Chairman ofthe three-man hearing panel, Sanusi Garba, who declared the hearing open inAbuja and listened to TCN’s presentation, said the briefing was sketchy andthat the agency must fully respond to questions from customers.
He lamented the Transmission Companywas not prepared for hearing and to provide elaborate response to theconsumers.
Garba also noted that the publichearing was at the instance of TCN, which seeks tariff review to provideancillary services including Spinning Reserve to stabilise the national grid.
The Market Operator at TCN EdmundEje had explained that the transmission company did a competitive procurementand contracted six Generation Companies, GenCos to provide 220 megawattsspinning reserve which could cut down rising incidences of system collapses.