Energy
FG to increase electricity tariff again
Barely two months after the federal government forced on Nigerians increase in electricity tariff, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, is said to have given the nod for the hike in another tariff, taking effect from January 1, 2021
The commission was said to have announced the tariff hike in the December 2020 minor review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) and Minimum Remittance Order.
NERC chairman, Sanusi Garba is said to have signed the MYTO giving effect to the hike in tariff, superseding the previous hike order.
According to the commission, the increase in tariff was necessitated by the 14.9 per cent inflation rate rise in November 2020 and foreign exchange of N379.4/$1 as of December 29, 2020.
The commission also cited available generation capacity, the United States inflation rate of 1.22 per cent and the Capital Expenditure of the power firms before the tariff was raised, as reasons for the increase in electricity tariff.
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