The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed eight electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to downgrade 18 electricity feeders from Band A to lower classifications due to their failure to provide a minimum of 20 hours of electricity to customers served by these feeders.
Additionally, NERC has mandated the DisCos to compensate customers in Band A across 213 feeders.
This directive was issued in the May 2025 Supplementary Order to the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO). According to Daily Trust, the DisCos affected by this order include Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKDC), Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IE), Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO), and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC).
A detailed analysis reveals that Eko DisCo has the highest number of feeders to be compensated, totaling 84. The primary reason for this compensation is the failure to provide the required 20 hours of supply, with 37 feeders affected by load shedding from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Following Eko DisCo, Ikeja DisCo has 50 feeders slated for compensation. Of these, 3 feeders were downgraded to lower bands, but the company received approval to upgrade 8 feeders to higher bands.
Port Harcourt DisCo is required to compensate 22 feeders and downgrade 5 feeders, while Abuja DisCo must compensate 21 feeders and has 2 feeders downgraded. Enugu DisCo is also mandated to compensate customers on 15 feeders, with 2 feeders downgraded. Additionally, Kaduna DisCo is expected to compensate 4 feeders, with another 4 feeders downgraded, and Yola DisCo has been ordered to compensate 2 feeders.
It is important to note that the regulatory agency previously instructed nine DisCos to compensate a total of 152 electricity feeders due to inadequate supply in April.
