Over 11.5 million electricity households and customers in Nigeria, who account for about 85 per cent of grid-connected electricity, have been thrown into darkness as the electricity supply industry moves to implement at least 20-hour power supply to some customers.•Band categorisation mere distraction, supply poor across bands, say ajibola, others
Recall that in 2022, NERC had introduced the Service Based Tariff under the former administration thinking that the sector would mature into an industry where customers can at least have predictable hours of electricity from band A, which has 20 hours and above of constant supply and band E with at least four hours of constant power supply.
Also, in some parts of Dawaki, where electricity was very stable, the power supply has gone from better to worse. Ajibola, who is a Professor of Economics at Babcock University, said: “Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, is on band A. On the average, some of the areas enjoy supply of electricity for about six hours daily since April 1. Yet the consumers are subjected to the nerve cracking tariffs just introduced,” Ajibola said.
“Raising tariffs for whichever band or for all bands is mere divisive tactics and may not stand the test of time. I strongly believe that it is a way of hitting hard the soft targets represented by the helpless and hapless Nigerian consumers. “Overall, the current band category should be transitional. It is also discriminatory. Every customer should be entitled to stable, reliable, affordable and constant electricity supply,” Adenikinju said.Renowned energy scholar, Prof. Wunmi Iledare, noted that Nigeria must come to terms with the fact that N68 per KWh is significantly below the market clearing price of electricity.
He noted that as more facts become available, the pricing model is expected to be recalibrated in a self adjusting manner, stressing that some customers badly affected because of affordability and metering issues would be resolved to protect consumer surplus. “Every consumer of electricity in Nigeria is entitled to regular power supply like others. Creating different bands serves as justification for denying those on lower bands of regular power supply, in a bid to blackmail them, as if the amount they pay is too small for them to expect any regular supply, thereby unfairly justifying the laziness and inability to perform on the part of the DisCos,” Ameh said.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
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