Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has debunked a statement credited to the commission that it has pegged the electricity charge to unmetered customers to N1,800.
Debunking this in Ibadan was one of the top staff of the commission, Mr Musiliu Oseni, who said it was not completely true that the commission has declared a flat rate of N1,800 for all unmetered houses in the country.
According to him, “We exist because of you; no consumer, no DISCOs; no DISCOs, no TCN; no TCN, no GENCOs; and without all of them, no Nigerian electricity supplying industry and no Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. NERC has capped the estimated billings to ensure that consumers are billed adequately. We understand the pain of the consumers in terms of estimated billings, and to curb this, the commission states that the amount of energy a consumer consumed should be calculated at the end of the month and payment made on that. It is not completely true that it is N1, 800 for estimated billings, because it varies from one business unit to the other and from one DISCO to another. What we are doing is to ensure that no consumer pays more than his neighbour who has the same consumption profile”.
