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  • Nepa Has Favourites and You Might Be One of Them

    Like the 10 fingers, electricity bands are not equal. If you’ve ever wondered why the electricity rarely trips off in certain parts of the country while some areas only get light on public holidays, your answer is here.

    There are five bands according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). They include Band A, B, C, D and E.

    Band A

    These are Nigeria’s true rich kids. Users who fall under this band are entitled to a minimum of 20 hours per day. With states like Lagos, FCT, Oyo and Edo receiving the highest electricity rations, it is expected to find Band A customers in this category. Areas in Lagos with this amount of electricity include Akowonjo, Abule-egba, Ikeja, Ojodu, Oshodi, and parts of Yaba whose band currently costs ₦225 per kw/h. 

    Band B

    If you’re part of this class, you are also rich and privileged. Band owners here get a minimum of 16 hours of light per day. With the national grid falling multiple times during the year, you still fall within the priority list of your electricity provider. This band costs between ₦61 – ₦64.07 per kw/h depending on their tariff plan. 

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    Band C 

    This class of people aren’t doing too bad. Because Nigeria’s electricity generation is low, we’d probably rank them as comfortable. People who fall under this band have a minimum of 12 hours of electricity per day. At least, if you go to work for twelve hours, there’s a good chance you enjoy light for the other half of the day. This band pays between ₦48.50 to ₦52 per kw/h.

    Band D

    If you only ever get light from midnight till dawn, then this is probably your class. Folks in this class enjoy what many Nigerians would call “stable light”. But hey, you get to charge your devices and iron your work clothes just before dawn. It’s a quiet type of luxury. This band costs between ₦32 to ₦52 per kw/h depending on the tariff plan and demand. 

    Band E 

    This is the lowest band that electricity service providers offer to customers. Users have access to a minimum of 4 hours per day and honestly, that doesn’t sound like enough hours of the day. On the bright side, they only cost between ₦32 – ₦43 per kw/h. 

    Thankfully, the government is working on electricity supply. Read why Nigeria may soon be having an uninterrupted power supply. 

    Raymond Temituro

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  • Electricity Tariff Went Up Again In Nigeria. Did You Know?

    A new year may be upon us, but Nigeria’s trials and tribulations remain the same as a country. The new naira bank notes are still not in full circulation yet, and queues at filling stations are gradually becoming the new norm. And now, to top it all up, notwithstanding the current state of our crippling economy, electricity distribution companies (DisCos) decided to increase the price of tariffs by over 17% quietly. 

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    What exactly went down?

    A few days ago, some electricity consumers around the country drew attention to the fact that there has been a price of electricity tariffs. For instance, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) changed its tariff price from ₦57.55 to ₦68.2, so rather than getting 34 units for ₦2000, you’d be getting 29. When complaints were filed to the AEDC, they responded by simply saying the change was in compliance with an order from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). 

    Why did NERC increase the tariff price?

    According to the NERC’s Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO), tariff prices and rates are subject to change and review relative to economic factors like inflation, exchange rates and generation capacity. However, the issue here is that perhaps to avoid public outrage, no announcement was made to tell people about these changes. It’s almost like Nigerians are cursed to see an endless cycle of shege from every sector of the country. 

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    What has the government said so far?

    On January 5, 2023, the minister of state for power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, was in a meeting with the National Union of Electricity Employees (NNEE). When asked about the recent hike in tariff, he surprisingly denied knowledge of it. Instead, he asked Nigerians to speak with the NERC chairman. 

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    So, once again, it looks like we’re on our own.

    Tolu Omotesho

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  • NERC To Increase Electricity Tariffs From The 1st Of April 2020

    NERC To Increase Electricity Tariffs

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    I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) plans to increase electricity tariffs around the country starting on the 1st of April 2020.

    Even though NERC’s decision to do this was disclosed back in 2019 during its December Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the Year 2020, a source at Ikeja Electric spilled the tea to PUNCH that in light of recent events they had received no order from NERC to suspend the tariff increase.

    The government’s decision to initiate a 2-week total lockdown on 3 states with a population of like 50 million people (giving nothing but a 2 days notice) was insane enough. With NERC’s decision to carry on with a tariff increase in the middle of said lockdown caused by a damn pandemic, you just have to stop and ask yourself what exactly you did to piss off some angel in heaven that they made sure you were sent to Nigeria to be born.

    Or what we as a nation did wrong to be cursed with a line up of incredibly shitty leaders.

    Remember that power supply in most parts of this country is erratic as hell and that this increase is coming at a time when the governments of other countries are waving/subsidizing bills to make life easier for their citizens during the “stay at home” period.

    Needless to say, Nigerians are not feeling this decision and can see it for what it really is.

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