{"id":1217,"date":"2020-04-01T05:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T05:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:54:30","slug":"nerc-suspends-hike-in-electricity-tariff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=1217","title":{"rendered":"NERC Suspends Hike In Electricity Tariff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh-UhOB-QkPapZPb47cuHyCucAk_0ZBXXFlf1dc7Ztq0wD0tSJqA1nOq8rHr3Oovt82rBotZe_Gsd_ss1KMlbbJIPVoh9E6VyfZaT5zsaPom252uT_flTQBrD9R4BSUeQquDQDbB0vm5ss\/s1600\/NERC.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NERC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NERC.jpg\" alt=\"NERC Suspends Hike In Electricity Tariff - Image 1\" title=\"NERC Suspends Hike In Electricity Tariff - Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-1218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NERC.jpg 700w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NERC-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has authorized all Distribution Companies (DisCos) to suspend the electricity tariff hike&nbsp; till 30 June 2020 as part of measures to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThis was contained in a statement on the transition to cost reflective tariffs in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) tagged \/198\/2020, and signed by the NERC Chairman, Prof. James Momoh and the NERC Commissioner for Legal, Licencing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nNERC disclosed that:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>\n\u201cthere shall be no increase in tariffs of end-use customers on 1 April 2020. This Order shall take effect from 1 April 2020 and shall cease to have effect on the issuance of a new Order by the NERC.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>\nThe 11 DisCos submitted their Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) and also filed applications for an extraordinary tariff review with public hearings held from 25 February to 9 March for the DisCos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nIt would be recalled that Nigeria has recorded 139 positive cases in the country, while the President has&nbsp; authorized a 14day lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun State to curtail the further spread of the Novel Coronavirus.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has authorized all Distribution Companies (DisCos) to suspend the electricity tariff hike&nbsp; till 30 June 2020 as part of measures to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Nigerians. 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