Nigeria: No Electricity Tariff Hike for Underserved Nigerians - Presidency

25 February 2021

Federal government has promised that there would be no tariff increase for electricity consumers who enjoy less than 12 hours of supply on the average, otherwise tagged bands D and E customers, throughout 2021.

Speaking to LEADERSHIP, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Critical Infrastructure and a lead coordinator of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) Ahmed Zakari said increase in tariff for the bands D and E customers will continue to remain suspended until the end of the year. He said this is because it had been discovered that in those places where those categories of customers mainly reside the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) were yet to improve their services fully.

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