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FCCPC to sanction DisCos for poor services, over-billing, others

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says it will henceforth sanction distribution companies (DisCos) and other offenders who fail to comply with extant rules and regulations in the electricity industry.

The Executive Vice-chairman of the Commission, Babatunde Irukera, disclosed this yesterday at the consumer complaint resolution platform organised by FCCPC in Nasarawa State.

“The FCCPC has been working with NERC, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), and other stakeholders to resolve salient consumer issues in the industry.

“The Commission on its part has resolved to henceforth punish offenders, who fail to comply with extant rules and regulations in the electricity industry,” he said.

Irukera, represented by the Executive Commissioner, Operations, FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi, said non-compliance by DisCos with the regulations of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is a bane in the industry.

He said non-adherence to NERC’s standards of performance, orders and codes by DisCos was also a problem in the sector and urged them to show more commitment to compliance with regulations.

He said electricity-related issues such as poor service delivery, over-billing, metering, transformer, connection, illegal and mass disconnections, and poor customer service in the industry are the major complaints received by the Commission.

The Assistant General Manager, Consumer Education, NERC, Zubair Babatunde, said buying transformers was not the responsibility of electricity consumers but that of the DisCos. (NAN)

The Commission on its part has resolved to henceforth punish offenders, who fail to comply with extant rules and regulations in the electricity industry.

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