A Power Expert has faulted the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) over increments in the electricity tariff.
Mr David Aderibigbe was speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday.
He said, “There are conditions and variables that must be affected in the economy before you can have a minor or major increment in the electricity tariff.
“The minor review involves: exchange rate, variability inflation, gas pricing and perhaps, the cost of generation and transmission,” he said.
The Professor of Mechanical Engineering suggested that the DISCOs should have rated the increase in a particular direction.
“I think there is nothing much to do other than working on the rate of increase which must be in a particular direction. What would be the government’s policy so that the consumers will benefit from it?, what would be the government’s policy with regards to the responsibility of the operators and what should be the responsibility of the consumers?,” he asked.
