EEDC Complies With NERC Directives, Reverts To Old Tariff
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it has reverted to the old electricity tariff.
This followed an order issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which directed the immediate suspension of the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) 2020 for a period of 14 days with effect from September 28, 2020 to October 11, 2020.
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THE WHISTLER reports that the order was signed by the chairman of NERC, Mr James Momoh, and its commissioner, legal, licensing and compliance, Mr Dafe Akpeneye, sequel to a joint communiqué released by the federal government and the Labour.
The joint meeting had resolved the suspension of the new tariff for 14 days to create a platform for further negotiations between the parties.
The head of corporate communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, in a release made available to our correspondent in Awka, Friday, said, “With this development, prepaid customers of EEDC who experienced immediate impact of the reviewed tariff during their recharge between 28th to 30th September, 2020, the difference between the reviewed tariff and the old tariff for the three days will be credited to the customers’ wallets, which they can use to recharge their metres in future, while for the remaining 11 days (1st to 11th October, 2020), all vending activities will be at the old tariff.
“In the same vein, for postpaid customers, the difference between the reviewed tariff and the old tariff for the 14 days’ period will be computed and credit adjustment effected for the affected customers (that is crediting their respective accounts with the difference).
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“It will however be noted that some category of customers were not affected by the reviewed tariff, as their tariff was frozen and they were still paying their bills using the old tariff. These are customers that fall under Bands D and E. They will continue paying/vending with the old rate,” Ezeh noted.
Eze, in the statement, assured customers of EEDC’s commitment towards improving its infrastructure for efficient service delivery.
