Tag: Kano DisCo

FG grants subsidy to Kano electricity customers

Aminu Imam
FG grants subsidy

The Federal Government has committed to funding the revenue gap caused by the difference between the cost-reflective tariffs and the actual tariffs paid by customers of Kano Electricity Distribution Company, (KEDCO). This was outlined in a September 2024 Supplementary Order issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission under the Multi-Year Tariff Order framework for KEDCO released on Thursday. The supplementary order, effective from September 1, 2024, seeks to address the financial imbalances that have arisen due to external factors such as exchange rate fluctuations and inflation. “The FGN policy on…

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Court stops NERC, KEDCO from implementing  new electricity tariff

Aminu Imam
Court stops ?

A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an order restraining the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, (KEDCO), from implementing the new electricity tariff for Band A consumers. The suit was filed by Super Sack Company Limited and BBY Sacks Limited. Others are Mama Sannu Industries Limited, Dala Foods Nigeria Limited, Tofa Textile Limited, and Manufacturers Association Of Nigeria Limited, (MAN). However, ruling on an ex-parte motion by Abubakar Mahmoud, counsel to the plaintiffs, the presiding judge, Abdullahi Liman, ordered  NERC and KEDCO from…

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