Enugu Govt raises concerns over accountability in electricity tariff classification

The Enugu State Government has raised concerns implicit accountability successful the classification of energy tariffs, peculiarly for customers placed nether the Band A class who are expected to person astatine slightest 20 hours of energy daily.

The interest was raised during a stakeholders’ engagement connected energy proviso held successful Enugu, wherever authorities officials questioned the transparency of the set classification strategy introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC.

Under the tariff framework, energy consumers are grouped into Bands A to E based connected the fig of hours of powerfulness they are expected to person each day.

Customers successful Band A wage the highest tariff due to the fact that they are expected to bask a minimum of 20 hours of energy supply.

However, the Enugu State Government said “many residents classified nether Band A person continued to acquisition mediocre energy proviso that falls acold beneath the expected hours, raising questions astir the ground for the classification”.

Officials noted that consumers should not beryllium made to wage higher tariffs without receiving the level of powerfulness proviso promised nether the set system.

The authorities truthful called for greater transparency and accountability from energy organisation companies and regulators to guarantee that tariff classifications accurately bespeak the prime and duration of energy supplied to cons...