Tariff hike: TCN, DISCOs disagree over epileptic power supply
•'Band A' consumers protest under-supply, seek downgrade •Total supply remains insufficient — Consumer Network •Govt must sensitize consumers, others — PowerUp Nigeria •DisCos to set up response team •Reverse hike to avert further misery, suffering — Electricity workers •Vow to shut power supply nationwide if colleagues are attacked WITH Band A customers expressing anger over the failure of electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, to meet the 20-hour minimum supply, some communities have approached their respective DisCos, requesting to be downgraded to Band B. The communities, Vanguard gathered, are insisting that since they were not getting the promised 20 hours per day, they should not be forced to pay the N225 per kilowatt hour tariff increase ordered by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. However, findings by Vanguard indicated it was not entirely the fault of DISCOs as the power allocation from the upstream value chain has declined significantly, maki...