NEW
operators in the nation’s power sector have asked for increase in electricity
tariff in the midst of worsening power situation in the country.
The
operators have already jerked up service charge from N750 to N1,500 monthly.
This came
as the Federal Government and organised labour are meeting today to review
labour issues in the sector especially non-payment of terminal benefits for
thousands of sacked workers, alleged victimisation of labour leaders in the
massive sack of workers immediately after the take-over of the assets of Power
Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, among others.
Vanguard
gathered that the operators met with the National Electricity Regulatory
Commission, NERC, last week to demand for increase in tariff.
It was
gathered that the Director-General of the Commission, Mr. Sam Amadi, told the
operators that they had no basis to ask for increase when Nigerians were still
lamenting the negative effect of last increase and the worsening power station
in the country.
He was
said to have also blamed the new operators for the massive sack of workers of
the defunct PHCN, which had created shortage of manpower and compounded the
power situation.
According
to Vanguard sources, the new operators were said to have dissociated themselves
from the sack, blaming the Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, for same.
However,
it was not confirmed if NERC approved the increase in service charge from N750
to N1,500 monthly less than one month after take-over of assets.
Vanguard
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