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February 25, 2020
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC hasordered the 11 electricity distribution companies, Discos to stop furthercollection of electricity bill under the estimated billing system.
NERC’s Chairman, James Momoh and Commissioner, Legal,Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye, say the suspension order takes effectfrom February 20, and has been circulated to all Discos concerned.
The Commission ordered further that based on the above, theestimated billing methodology is hereby repealed and shall cease to have effectas a basis for computing the consumption of unmetered customers in NESI.
The order also instructed that the energy cap prescribed bythe commission shall only apply to R2 and C1 customers, adding that all othercustomers on higher tariff classes must be metered by Discos no later thanApril 30, 2020, failing which these customers are not liable to pay anyestimated bill issues by Discos
Meanwhile, ahead of the April target for the likelyintroduction of new electricity tariffs, NERC said it will, begin a nationwideconsultations with stakeholders.
According to a notice the consultations will hold fromFebruary 25 to March 11 in 12 locations nationwide.