The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been asked by the House of Representatives to stop any planned increase in electricity tariff till investigation into the activities of major players in the sector is ended. The lower legislative chamber is currently carrying out investigations on Distribution Companies (DISCOs) concerning their infrastructure and how they bill in the country. In a letter written to NERC by the House of Representatives, dated December 15, 2015, the Commission was reminded of previous communications and the agreement of suspending further actions regarding the review of electricity tariff. The letter signed by Jimi Benson on behalf of the lower legislative chamber reads: “In paragraph 3 (three) of our letter dated 29th October, 2015 under the same subject heading, we requested you to suspend the implementation of any increase in electricity tariff until the Committee concludes its investigations. “Further recall that at the joint investigative hearing with the Committee on power, it was agreed that any tariff increase should be suspended until all stakeholders are carried along. “Our attention has been drawn to various news items, published in many newspapers of yesterday (Tuesday) 13 December, 2015, to the effect that your Commission has concluded plans to announce the new electricity tariff to Nigerians this week. “It is our opinion that any plan by your Commission to announce new electricity tariff will run contrary to the spirit of the letter under reference and undermines the outcome of the investigative hearing by this Committee as it relates to infrastructure and billing by Electricity Distribution Companies.”
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