There are indications that electricity consumers on Band B may soon pay more as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu stated that they are not paying enough for the electricity they receive.
The minister who was speaking at the Public Presentation of the National Integrated Electricity Policy (NIEP) and Nigeria Integrated Resource Plan (NIRP) yesterday in Abuja, said the difference between what Band B, which gets a maximum of 18 hours and Band A which get a minimum of 20 hours is too wide, saying there is the need for a regularisation of the bands.
He added that the government had thought the migration to Band A would be faster, but it found out that DisCos refused to invest in their networks.
“They have refused to invest in this sector. Fine, it can be explained in a way, but a lot of investment is required for us to achieve an accelerated migration of lower band customers into Band A. It is taking a lot of time.”
