A federal high court in Kano issued an order restraining the National Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) and the Kano Electricity...
A federal high court in Kano has issued an order restraining the National Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company from implementing the new electricity tariff for Band A consumers.
Ruling on an ex parte motion on Thursday, Abdullahi Liman, presiding judge, made an interim order restraining NERC and KEDCO from going ahead with the impending tariff pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice before it. The order also restrained the defendant from intimidating and threatening to disconnect the applicants’ electricity supply for non-acceptance of the new increased tariff.Advertisement
Others are Mama Sannu Industries Limited, Dala Foods Nigeria Limited, Tofa Textile Limited and Manufacturers Association Of Nigeria Limited .On April 3, NERC approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification.The commission said customers under the category, who receive 20 hours of electricity supply daily, would begin to pay N225 per kilowatt from April 3 — up from N66.
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