NERC brings down hammer on Abuja DisCo over tariff hike violation

  • Nigeria’s electricity industry regulator has slammed a huge fine on a DisCo for failure to comply with tariff regulation
  • According to NERC, the AEDC effected a tariff increase which was supposed to apply to customers under Band A on Band B to E customers
  • NERC fined AEDC the sum of N200 million and also ordered the immediate reimbursement of customers

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has imposed a penalty of N200 million on Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) for disregarding its tariff regulations.