POWER OPERATORS SEEK HARMONISATION OF MARKET’S TRADING CURRENCY

However, it was noted that tariff reviews should be based on proper tariff studies taking into consideration all possible impacts.

The communiqué added: “Discos called for subsidy in the market to support purchasing power of the population, and that government should remember to redeem her earlier promise of the N100 billion subsidy.”

On electricity theft, which has reportedly become a prevalent challenge for the Discos, which called for legislative action or backing to address cases of electricity theft and delinquent customers through the introduction of special electricity courts which will have time limit to address disputes and issues of delinquent customers. “Delinquent customers should be made to pay interest on their outstanding bills”, they stressed.