Which Electricity Band Are You On?

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IF YOU ARE AN ELECTRICITY CONSUMER in Nigeria and don't know the tariff category you belong to, chances are, you have been shortchanged by some dubious electricity retailer. 

As a power consumer in Nigeria, you're entitled to pay for only the amount of power you consume - not for what you don't consume. Thanks to the NERC, which ensures that the right thing is done. This is regardless of whether you are using a prepaid meter, analogue metre or even an estimated building system. 

In September 2020, the Nigerian Electricity Tariff system underwent a review resulting in a more Service-Reflective Tariff system to improve the power supply to Nigerians given the prevailing economic reality.

Under the new policy, all electricity consumers in the country are segmented into various categories or bands - from A to E - depending on the amount of power end-users receive daily. 

Read on to see which band you're on.

Band A: End users here enjoy 20 hours of electricity daily.

Band B: End users receive 16 hours of power daily.

Band C: Consumers under this band see 12 hours of power each day.

Band D: Here, 8 hours is the maximum amount of power allowed in this category.

Band E: No less than 4 hours of power is had by consumers on this band.

Each of these bands might be charged differently.

Now that you know your band, the next two important things you should do are; to know what amount you are charged per kWh and also set your electricity baseline. I will write a post on these soon. 

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