Consumers, Experts Condemn Plan To Hike Electricity Tariff

BY ABAH ADAH, Abuja

Electricity consumers and experts have expressed resentment at the latest plan to increase electricity tariff.

They opposed the tariff hike, saying it is “ill-timed” and would be done in utter disdain to the challenges confronting Nigerians.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had on Monday announced on its website that it was concluding the “Extraordinary Tariff Review” for the eleven electricity distribution companies (DisCOs) in the country.

In the notice served to the general public, the regulator…