Estimated Billing

DisCos using estimated billing for 57% electricity consumers: NERC

Energy /

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says 57.07 per cent of electricity consumers in the country were on estimated billing as of September 2021. NERC disclosed this in its Third Quarter Report 2021 obtained on Tuesday from its website. The document showed that only Ikeja, Benin, Enugu and Port Harcourt electricity distribution companies had metered […]

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FCCPC to sanction errant DisCos overcharging electricity customers

Energy /

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will henceforth sanction Distribution Companies (DisCos) and other offenders who fail to comply with extant rules and regulations in the electricity industry. Babatunde Irukera, the executive vice-chairman of the commission, disclosed this at the consumer complaint resolution platform organised by FCCPC on Wednesday in Nasarawa

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How Electricity Consumers Can Check Overcharging

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Electricity consumers, who are without prepaid meters fixed to the apartments or premises, can track their bills to see whether they are being over-charged. Although, the Electricity Power Reforms Act (EPRA) mandates power suppliers to provide pre-paid meters to consumers, many households still do not have them. As a result, service providers issue unmetered customers

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