Electricity: AEDC to begin Band A customer’s compensation in four states after NERC directive

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has said energy consumers crossed the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi states volition soon person compensation for Band A customers pursuing the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s directive.

Recall that NERC successful Band A customers owed to a shortage successful powerfulness proviso recorded successful February and March 2026.

Electricity customers to beryllium compensated by eleven DisCos crossed are those who received little than 18 hours wrong February and March.

NERC had issued an implementation clip for the compensation for February 2026, which shall beryllium completed nary aboriginal than 31 May 2026, and for March 2026, which shall beryllium completed nary aboriginal than 30 June 2026.

When DAILY POST contacted the Managing Director of AEDC, Chijioke Okwuokenye, for his absorption to NERC’s directives, helium assured that the DISCO would commencement compensating energy consumers wrong its franchise.

“It is vigor we are talking about; it doesn’t elapse; it volition travel to our customers soon,” helium told DAILY POST exclusively.

He, however, did not archer DAILY POST the nonstop clip Band A energy consumers would get the compensation.

The compensation is 20 percent of mean vigor billed for customers in...