NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION CONFIRMS REMOVAL OF ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has confirmed the removal of electricity subsidies by the Federal Government.

The Chairman of the Commission, Sanusi Garba, while addressing a news conference in Abuja, said the review was conducted in line with multi-year tariff order that mandates that electricity tariff be reviewed every six months.

NERCs confirmation comes as the nation continues to confront an energy crisis amid petrol queues, rising diesel costs and national grid collapses.

Garba said it is the duty of electricity distribution companies to inform their customers of tariff review outcomes and cost of power.