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NERC Mulls Reduction in Discos Disconnection Period to 10 Days

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigerians may soon face more challenges in the supply of electricity to their homes as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is set reduce the legal period consumers are allowed to owe before disconnections from three months to 10 days. In a document it titled, “Consultation Paper on Review of Customer Protection Regulations in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry”, the regulatory agency also said it was considering re-introducing service charge to be borne by the country’s electricity customers. In the paper signed by the Chairman of NERC, Mr Sanusi Garba, obtained by THISDAY, the commision stated that it was desirous of reviewing the regulations to align them with the current market realities, ironically, in order to ensure the interests of customers are adequately protected.

NERC to fine DisCos over wrongful power disconnections

Advertisement This information was made available on NERC website titled “Consultation Paper on Review of Customer Protection Regulations in The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI)”, signed by Sanusi Garba, its chairman. The paper proposed that any DisCo which disconnects a customer’s supply in violation of this regulation, commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to pay the customer a penalty. The penalties as specified in the regulation are residential N1,000, commercial N1,500 and industrial N2,000. Advertisement “A DisCo which disconnects a customer supply in violation of these regulators, shall compensate the customer on equivalent of 100 per cent daily energy Cap for everyday the wrongful disconnection lasts,” NERC said.

KZN: Nomusa Dube-Ncube, Address by KZN MEC for Finance and Leader of Government Business, during a Public Sector Procurement Forum, KZN (06/04/21)

KZN: Nomusa Dube-Ncube, Address by KZN MEC for Finance and Leader of Government Business, during a Public Sector Procurement Forum, KZN (06/04/21)
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