NERC, in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday said the
sanctions were imposed following a review of the DisCos billing of unmetered
customers for 2023.
According to the statement, the review revealed that the
DISCOs had failed to comply with the monthly energy caps issued by the
commission in 2020 to curb arbitrary billing of electricity consumers.
NERC noted in the statement that in 2020, it issued an Order
on Capping of Estimated Bills (Order No: NERC/197/2020) and subsequently issued
monthly energy caps aimed at aligning the estimated bills for unmetered
customers with the measured consumption of metered customers on the same supply
feeder.
The commission said that in response to the non-compliance,
it was safeguarding unmetered customers from arbitrary billing by the DisCos.
“The Commission in pursuant to Section 34(1)(d) of the
Electricity Act 2023 (“EA 2023”), has issued the order on Non-Compliance with
Capping of Estimated Bills (Order No: NERC/2024/004-014) which stipulates the
following:
“Credit adjustment to customers: DisCos are to issue credit
adjustments to all overbilled unmetered customers for the period January to
September 2023 by March 2024 billing cycle.
“Public Notice: DisCos have been directed to publish the
list of credit adjustment beneficiaries in two national dailies and on their
website not later than March 31, 2024.
“Regulatory Sanctions: The commission shall deduct a sum of
N10,505,286,072 from the annual allowed revenues of the eleven (11) DisCos
during the next tariff review, to deter future non-compliance with the energy
caps approved by the commission,” it said.
The commission reaffirmed its commitment to regulatory
compliance and consumer protection within the Nigerian Electricity Supply
Industry (NESI) NAN
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