Power distribution companies said on Monday that they had not received any directive from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on tariff suspension.
The Discos
are confused about the decision of the Federal Government and labour unions as
regards the reversal of the hike in electricity tariff, investigation has
shown.
Senior
officials of power distribution companies said on Monday that they were awaiting
the NERC to come up with a new tariff plan to be implemented within the two
weeks as agreed by the Federal Government and labour unions.
It was
also gathered that up till 7pm on Monday, no order had been released by the
NERC to Discos as touching the matter.
It was
also gathered that the Discos told the regulator that it would take three to
four days for them to change their billing/vending platforms and revert to the
old tariffs.
“There is
no communication yet from the regulator on that matter and I wonder how that
can be implemented because right now, it is causing confusion in the power
sector,” a senior official of a Disco in the northern region, who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said.
Also,
sources at the commission confirmed that although there had been prolonged
meetings on the matter at the NERC headquarters in Abuja, no order had been
sent out to Discos as of 7pm on Monday.
“The whole
thing is a bit complicated now. There have been series of meetings about it
since (Monday) morning,” an official at the NERC, who pleaded not to be named,
said.
The official added, “But up till
this time (7pm) that you are speaking with me, no order has been issued on this
matter to power distributors.”
A top
official of one of the Discos who was at the meeting said the regulator had yet
to tell them exactly what to do.
The
Chairman, NERC, James Momoh, neither picked calls nor replied a detailed text
message sent to him by Punch correspondent on the matter.
- Punch
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