The Federal Government has extended the suspension of the new electricity tariff by one week.
Remember that the new tariff was earlier suspended for two weeks which ended at midnight on October 11, following an agreement the FG reached with organized labour.
Prof. James Momoh, Chairman of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) who made announcement of the extension at a meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja last night, said the decision was reached to enable the ad hoc Technical Committee on Electricity Tariff review and work out modalities for the implementation of the agreement reached on the electricity tariffs structure.
As part of palliatives in the power sector, the federal government said it had approved six million meters to be distributed across the country.
The Minister of State for Power, Prince Goddy Jedy-Agba said one million meters were already available and that distributions would start within the week. He disclosed that the distribution would be completed before December.
