The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), says that the recent electricity tariff adjustment of about 13 per cent reflects economic realities meant to keep the electricity industry alive.
EEDC spokesman Emeka Ezeh disclosed this to in Enugu on Sunday.
The tariff rate for Non-MD customers under R2SB class increased from N58.47 to N66.47 per kilowatt.
Mr Ezeh spoke on the sidelines of complaints by some customers over the surprise increase in tariff per kilowatt they noticed which cuts across all categories of customers within the company’s network franchise area in the South-East.
He said that the minor adjustment, which took effect from December 1, 2022, was approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) some months ago across all electricity distribution companies in the country.
According to him, there is a minor adjustment by some percentage across board in the whole electricity distribution companies nationwide…
