As of Tuesday, the peak power generation was 4,757MW while the lowest generation was 3,976MW. While 101,605 megawatts hour (MWH) energy was generated, consumers through the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) utilised 99,955MWH.
However, by Wednesday afternoon, checks indicated that only five of the 11 DisCos had slight energy allocation while the six others had no energy to supply to their customers across the states.
Their energy load expectations also dropped from over 4,000MW previously to 260MW by 1:00pm on Wednesday.
For instance, Abuja DisCo which had anticipated 458.927MW for Wednesday had it cut to 50MW by 1pm as efforts were ongoing to revive the national grid.
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Electricity consumers within Osogbo, the Osun State capital are lamenting the extortion from electric meter installers during the concluded National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP).
The NMMP, which is an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Distribution Companies (DisCos) is in collaboration with local meter manufacturers to provide electricity meters to all unmetered customers.
Many of the customers lamented that installers were demanding the sum of N2,000 from them before they would install the prepaid meters.
A customer, Alhaja Sidikat Adeyanju stated that what made her complain about a meter was that she was having difficulty recharging her old metre.
The way NERC gleefully rushes to implement new electricity tariff makes it look like that is its only primary function.
NERC had, in an order signed by its Chairman, Sanusi Garba and one of its Commissioners, Dafe Akpeneye, kicked off the year on January 1, 2021, by instructing DISCOs to increase tariff.
This followed a suspension of an earlier order issued in August, increasing tariff from September 1, 2020. However, a threat by The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to go on a nationwide strike forced the government to suspend the tariff for two weeks ending October 15th, 2020.
At the completion of the two-week suspension, the federal government and organized Labour agreed to provide a three-month tariff relief of N10.20 per kilowatt-hour for Nigerians and also distribute six million free meters.
According to the orders signed by the chairman, Sanusi Garba and the Commissioner, Legal, Licencing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye on April 29, 2021, the approved PIP is expected to start by July 1, 2021 and end by June 30, 2026.
There are anticipations of a tariff increase as the DisCos could only generate the N756bn fund through the tariff.
NERC recently announced it is reviewing the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) 2020 tariff and could implement the result on July 1, just as the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, clarified in a statement that the increase would not be significant.
According to the information contained in separate orders to the 11 DisCos, the highest fund approval went to Ikeja DisCo as it got N121.9bn to implement its network improvement target. It was followed by Kaduna DisCo with N114bn target; Eko DisCo is the third with N93.76bn expenditure while Benin DisCo will spend N93.5bn on these investments.
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