Garba said;
“I want to, on behalf of the management of NERC, clearly state that as of today (Friday), we have not approved any rate review and there is no indication that any electricity distribution company is increasing its tariff.
“If you notice that the rate you buy electricity has changed within the last one to three weeks, we want evidence. The information posted on the NERC website was the last tariff rate review in December 2021.
“Our function is to approve applications for tariffs for the distribution companies, and we have not received any.
“We have clearly said that we have an obligation by law to do minor review every six months to take care of inflation, forex and so on.”
The Commissioner, Market Competition and Rates, NERC, Mr Musiliu Oseni, commented on the subject of Eligible Customers Regulations, saying that the legislation and framework were still in force.
According to Oseni, the commission sent a letter to market operators instructing them to stop recognising some potential clients.
Oseni further indicated that generators were already negotiating with NBET to renegotiate contracted capacity so that some power might be sold to qualifying customers.
He said;
“As of today, we have a few customers that have been approved as eligible customers pending the review of the necessary documentation of other customers.
“Some of the customers that are yet to secure approval have some challenges, which include the inability of their potential generators to sell additional capacity to them.
“Under that framework, many of the generators had a contract with the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, and you cannot contract the same capacity twice.”