EEDC IMPLEMENTS THE NEW SERVICE REFLECTIVE ELECTRICITY TARIFF
The Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) has commenced implementation of the new service reflective tariff. The implementation which was effective Tuesday, September 1, 2020 is in compliance with the Order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) dated 27th August, 2020.
This development was made known in a press statement issued
on Wednesday by the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh.
Ezeh explained that the new tariff will be a reflection of
the service quality and does not apply to all customers, but only to those that
enjoy more hours of power supply.
In the new tariff Order, customers are classified into three
major clusters, namely: Non-MD, MD-1 and MD-2.
In the same vein, five distinctive bands (A-E) has been
created to reflect the various service levels and minimum hours of power
supply, a situation where a blanket tariff no longer applies to all category of
customers.
For instance, customers in “Band A” are to enjoy daily
minimum supply of 20 hours, those in “Band B” minimum of 16 hours, “Band C” minimum of 12 hours, “Band D”
minimum of 8 hours, while those in “Band E” are expected to enjoy
minimum daily supply of 4 hours.
The impact of the reviewed tariff will only apply to
customers in Bands A, B and C; while the tariff for customers in Bands D and E
remains frozen, until their service quality is improved upon. It is only then
that they will be migrated to the Band that suits their supply availability.
Ezeh further stated that the review is consistent with the
outcome of the various stakeholder consultations for extraordinary tariff
review application held across Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states in
February and March this year.
It was gathered that for postpaid customers, the impact of
the new tariff will reflect in their October bill which is for energy consumed
in the month of September, while it will impact on prepaid customers as they
purchase their token.
The new tariff is expected to improve efficiency in
delivering quality service to customers, and will equally ensure the sustenance
of the operators within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
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