{"id":20493,"date":"2020-06-10T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T14:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=20493"},"modified":"2020-06-10T14:38:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T14:38:21","slug":"nerc-to-sanction-seven-discos-for-flouting-directive-on-capping-of-estimated-billing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=20493","title":{"rendered":"NERC to sanction seven DisCos for flouting directive on capping of estimated billing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/James-Momoh.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday threatened to sanction seven electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for failing to comply with its order on capping of estimated billing for customers within their network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/covid-19-nerc-directs-power-companies-to-continue-operations\/\">NERC<\/a>, which disclosed this in a notice to the DisCos, and published on its Twitter handle \u2014@NERCNG \u2014said it had informed the DisCos in Benin, Enugu, Eko, Ikeja, Kano, Kaduna and Port Harcourt of its intention to initiate enforcement action against them for failing to comply with Order 197\/2020 on capping of unmetered R2 and C1 electricity customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said: \u201cNERC has issued notices of intention to commence enforcement action against seven DisCos over their failure to comply with the Order 197\/2020 on capping of unmetered R2 and C1 electricity customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe DisCos are Benin, Enugu, Eko, Ikeja, Kano, Kaduna and Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe DisCos have 14 days beginning from June 4 to explain why the commission should not sanction them over their alleged non-compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NERC had on February 20 issued the order of capping&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/nerc-scraps-estimated-billing\/\">estimated billing<\/a>&nbsp;of the customers following complaints of exploitation by the DisCos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NERC added: \u201cDisCos shall ensure that all customers on tariff Class A1 are properly identified and metered by April 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cR2 single phase customers now have energy cap of 78kwhr per month and a tariff of N24 kwhr. 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