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Rahmotullah LawalThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has asked electricity distribution companies to ensure Band A customers receive the required 20 hours of daily power supply.
“If Discos can’t supply such customers, the discos have to downgrade such customers to meet what they can provide.“The distribution can distribute what is only available on the grid. So when there is no supply to the grid, the discos can’t meet those supply commitments. “States now have powers for electricity generation, transmission and distribution within the states without restrictions.
“The states have the capacity, and as we speak, the team from Oyo State has issued us a notice, and they are currently spending a week in the commission, understudying what we do.
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