The Aba Energy, Nigeria’s latest electrical energy distribution firm (DisCo), has dismissed media experiences that an Abia State Excessive Courtroom has voided the brand new electrical energy tariff from the Nigeria Electrical energy Regulatory Fee (NERC) for its clients or that of any of the opposite 11 DisCos within the nation.
NERC had ordered a brand new tariff for Aba Energy efficient January 1, 2025, on December 30, 9 months after it had authorized a brand new tariff for the opposite DisCos. Aba Energy Communication and Model Supervisor, Edise Ekong, stated: “It’s unfaithful and utterly deceptive for the web media to say that Justice Enyinnaya Ikpeazu of the IsialaNgwa Excessive Courtroom in Abia State has directed Aba Energy to revert to the previous tariff.
“An amorphous group known as the Aba Electrical energy Shoppers Discussion board went to the Abia State Excessive Courtroom in protest in opposition to the brand new NERC order, however the choose dominated that the group is unregistered and, due to this fact, unknown to the regulation. It has no authorized standing.
“Slightly than inform the general public the court docket’s determination, the group went right into a propaganda overdrive to mislead electrical energy customers in order that they won’t pay the brand new tariff.”
Ekong additionally defined that the court docket directed the promoters of the unregistered group led by one Ike Opigwe to look earlier than it as particular person electrical energy customers.
The Aba Energy spokesperson urged clients to proceed to pay the brand new charge within the Aba Ring-fenced Space overlaying 9 of the 17 council areas in Abia State.
“That is the best factor to do as a result of the Federal Authorities has already introduced that there can be a major enhance in tariff anytime from now, maybe this month.
“The numerous enhance is a serious step by the Federal Authorities in its need to finish the massive subsidies to each technology and distribution firms amounting to over six trillion naira regardless of their privatisation since November 2013.”
Ekong noticed that Aba Energy is the one DisCo that has not benefitted from any subsidy, including that the technology arm of the Geometric Energy Built-in Energy Group has not benefitted from the federal government’s monetary help both.
