The 36 state governors have given their backing to the Nigerian Energy Regulatory Commission to increase electricity tariff. This decision was taken yesterday at the meeting of the National Economic Council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The council, chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo includes the 36 state governors, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, ministers of Finance, National Planning and Justice.
Liyel Imoke, Governor of Cross Rivers state while briefing state house correspondents after the meeting said the governors decided to back the planned tariff increase after listening to a presentation by the chairman of NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi. He said the joy in the new tariff plan was that there would be marginal or no increase in tariff for the poor who consume little quantity of power.
Personally I expected
to read: Epileptic electricity supply ceases once this tariff is increased and then
again he said in the tariff plan, there would be marginal or no increase in
tariff for the poor who consume little quantity of power…..nicely said but the
question is will there be consistency in power supply for this poor consumers?
Do continue to
Do continue to
He added that even with the increase, electricity tariff in Nigeria would be lower than in some neighbouring countries like Ghana and Chad.
He disclosed that N50bn had already been included in the 2012 budget to subsidise power for those who could not afford to pay for the next two years. Another major feature of the plan, according to him, is that there will be free full metering of all customers between 12 and 16 months to ensure that every customer is billed according to use.
The governor said the NERC had been charged to thoroughly monitor the exercise in order to ensure its efficiency so that Nigerians would not be paying for inefficiency.
8 comments:
Waste management, is just that what d wealthy people can do to create their own power, d govt are not serious, it a pity d poor will suffer it.In china, India every house produce their own electricity,enthnol from poultery waste.Another thing we so dependent on govt for power.
Reaseachers in Nigeria shld try ds bio mass,ds how human waste, poultry waste can be used to produce electricity,we wont need ds PHCN or rather few can depend on them not all Nigeria
What are they increasing, what have they done…mscheewwwwww!
What are they increasing, what have they done…mscheewwwwww!
The likes of Philip Emeagwali and others, the brain drains, where are they 2day? of abroad. Nigeria is one of the smartest people in d world, they are industerious, only we can understand the kind of benefit we have over other nations, all these crap will stop
I am have been paying for power, no power for mths,throught that these mths I have been running generator finally they brought a bill of pay N5,000 for mths i didnt use to pay...now is that fair? SMH! na 2day? ds people are jokers
The 2008-2012 Multi Year Tariff Order was based on bad facts….This increase is only going to get worse. All the calbers owners of MIKANO etc wont let things work normal...chikna!
Nigerian govt is not doing a gd job,i know they are corrupt socialist,the capitalist we are also abt is not visible left to me the nation shld go on capitalism, everybody will sit up,this PHCN shld be privatised bf they increase ds tarrif
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