{"id":121475,"date":"2025-08-18T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121475"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:01:01","slug":"group-faults-nerc-discos-over-secret-electricity-tariff-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/group-faults-nerc-discos-over-secret-electricity-tariff-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Faults NERC, DisCos Over Secret Electricity Tariff Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eThe Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy Centre (ECPAC) has faulted the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO),\u00a0 and electricity distribution companies (DisCos) for holding tariff discussions behind closed doors without the involvement of consumer protection groups.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eECPAC Executive Director, Chief Princewill Okorie, described the development as a violation of consumer rights, stressing that such decisions often tilt in favour of distribution companies to the detriment of ordinary citizens.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eSpeaking with Pointblanknews.com on Monday, Okorie said, \u201cThe NISO meeting that addressed issues between the Enugu Electrify Regulatory Commission and Enugu Distribution Company and Mainpower was really faulty by my own rating because it concerns tariff. So if it concerns tariff that consumers will pay, why will consumer groups not be allowed to observe the meeting? To know the truth besides, that matter has gone public, NERC went to the newspaper to publish and be saying that Enugu electric regulatory commission was wrong in reducing tariff and the regulatory regulatory commission went to a Newspaper too to justify their action. So why will it be discussed in the secret?\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eThe NISO meeting, held recently in Abuja, to intervene in the ongoing electricity tarrif war in Enugu state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eOkorie argued that the meeting should have been open and inclusive, noting that the exclusion of consumer groups raised suspicions about collusion. According to him, \u201cIt should have been an open table meeting to allow consumer groups to witness the presentation from Enugu Electrify regulatory commission (EERC) that justified the reduction of tariff and then that of the Enugu electricity distribution company (EEDC) and Mainpower that justified their insistence as well as NERC, insisting that the tariff should remain the way it was before.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHe accused regulators and government institutions of siding with private sector operators against citizens.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e\u201cSo trying to do it in secret means that the organizers of the NISO meeting are hiding something in support of the distribution companies and this has always happened. A situation where you see the regulator and government institutions rather than protect the consumers that are citizens, they will now be aligning with private sector distribution companies to oppress and extort citizens as consumers and besides, this violation of the consumer potential rights, is it not a consultation for tariff, shouldn\u2019t consumer protection participate in consultation that is meant to settle argument between the distribution company and the regulator over tariff that will be paid by consumers, this is my take,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHowever, the Managing Director of NISO, Engr. Abdu Mohammed, defended the decision, insisting that excluding the public and consumer groups was deliberate. According to him, &#8220;the session was designed as a closed-door meeting between the stakeholders\u2014EEDC and EERC.&#8221; He added that &#8220;if the parties failed to reach an agreement, a public hearing would be convened.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eTariff reviews remain a contentious issue in Nigeria, where millions of households and businesses already grapple with high inflation, rising energy costs and frequent power outages.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eConsumer groups have repeatedly accused NERC and DisCos of prioritising revenue generation over affordability, while regulators argue that higher tariffs are necessary to sustain the electricity market. 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