Electricity tariffs won't be increased unless DisCos improve operations - Minister

on its Twitter handle on Tuesday. The regulator had announced the tariff increase last December.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had said Nigerians were to pay more for electricity Wednesday, April 1, 2020. But in a statement signed by the Power minister, Sale Mamman, on Tuesday, said the postponement followed As part of the Federal Government efforts to ameliorate the current challenges occasioned by the ravaging COVID – 19 pandemic, The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission today issued an Order that included a 3-month delay in the implementation of tariff measures.

We are also implementing other key emergency measures to support the NESI . We are working with the CBN to ensure payments to the generators and gas suppliers through the Payment Assurance Facility are expedited to support power supply. TCN is also creating emergency measures to ensure staff will be available to monitor the grid and perform technical interventions.

implement key infrastructure programs such as the Siemens/Presidential Power Initiative . The Ministry through TCN will also continue the Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Program in partnership with the World Bank, African Development Bank, AfD, JICA and other key development partners.

BEDC had for the past six months removed the residence pre-paid meter without recourse to the laid down service terms. Hence the demand for instance reinstall or refund of the said meter cost. NERC to call BEDC to order over unrestrained despotic and disservice.

It's wicked of the Discos to be expecting a tariff increase when services had not improved. The ALSD is still in use by IkejaElectric at Ijede Undertaking to reject Generated power

ieServe Ijede Undertaking still using Automatic Load Shedding Device to Under-supply communities in Imowo Nla-Gberigbe Axis.

Now, you people are making sense to me..sane people everywhere ..

Whatever they like, they should do now. Let them lead us today and we lead them and their children tomorrow. LAW OF KARMA WILL SURE SPEAK ON BAD LEADERS.

Yes,,,and will also need prepaid meter reading.

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