Electricity distribution companies in the country have announced the introduction of a new tariff regime known as service reflective tariff.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) understands there will be a marginal increase in the cost of electricity per kWh with the new tariff regime.
While other electricity distribution companies in the country are yet to announce date the new tariff regime will begin implementation, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has said it would be implementing beginning Wednesday 1st July 2020.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was yet to respond to enquiry.
However, AEDC said, “In this new tariff, there will be a marginal increase in the cost of electricity per kWh but it is not all customers that will be immediately affected.
“The principal benefit of this new tariff is to, among other things, ensure improved service to you our esteemed customers with longer hours of power supply.
“The new tariff will also help us in the long run to recoup more funds for greater improvement in power supply to our customers”.
The development has not gone down well with Nigerians; some, who have described the increment as baseless and a way to exploit poor masses.
“This is an act of wickeness, tariff increase but service is getting worst on daily basis. We keep paying for what we don’t consume,” Olawale Ajiboye lamented.
On his part, Destiny Idris said the electricity distribution companies need to first improve power supply to users before making new tariff effective.
“Nigerians have been paying for darkness instead of light. You give flat rate bills to them even when there is no light. You are corrupt by allowing people to pay for light they never see or use,” he stated.
While Paul Emmy called on National Assembly to rescue the poor masses, Zakariah Irimiya said, “This increment is baseless just a way to exploit poor masses”.
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— aedcelectricity (@aedcelectricity) June 26, 2020
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Pls what exactly is the increase I am a civil servant I share my salary immediately it comes let me know the gadgets I will not be using again so that I can live within my means as Buhari said.
— david afolayan (@afolagbenga) June 26, 2020
We keep paying for darkness, you keep increasing the tariffs for darkness. Weldone good job.
— CHIKA IKEM (@Chikaikem) June 26, 2020
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Please what are the new tariffs like? We need to know what the new tariffs will be to enable us make our plans. We cannot just be ambushed when the rates comes out.
— fidelis obi (@rosonerri4) June 26, 2020