Monday, February 3, 2025 - The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months”.
It, however, said that the planned increase needed to be balanced by
subsidies for less-affluent electricity users.
According to Bloomberg, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on
Energy, Olu Verheijen, gave this hint at the Africa Heads of State Energy
Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where Nigeria presented a $32 billion plan
to expand electricity connections by 2030.
According to the presidential aide, Nigeria is trying to resolve the
transition to a cost-efficient but cost-reflective tariff to attract private
investors.
She said: "One of the key challenges we’re looking to resolve over
the next few months is transitioning to a cost-efficient but cost-reflective
tariff.
"So the sector generates revenue required to attract private
capital, while also protecting the poor and vulnerable."
This comes one year after the federal government approved a threefold
increase in electricity tariff for customers under Band A.
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