The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered electricity distribution companies to immediately downgrade customers in the Band A categories if Discos cannot meet the promised 20 hours to electricity consumers.
The Commissioner of Licensing and Legal for NERC, Dafe Apkeneye, stated this on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Friday.
He said, “If the Discos cannot meet the promised 20 hours to Band A customers, the customers are to immediately be downgraded to the level for which the discos can meet supplies.
“With regards to the migration order, it is not elective to the instance of the customer. The disco needs to make an application and ensure that they can supply power to customers in Band A.
“If Discos can’t supply such customers, the discos have to downgrade such customers to meet what they can provide.
“The distribution can distribute what is only available on the grid. So when there is no supply to the grid, the Discos can’t meet those supply commitments.
“But the grid has been resolved, and we hope supply can improve, and when they can’t, the Discos have to downgrade such customers.”
With regards to NERC transferring regulatory oversight to states, Apkeneye said states have been empowered by the constitution to generate, transmit, and distribute power.
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