The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has issued a new tariff to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited.
MainPower is the electricity company in Enugu state which succeeded Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).
EERC has now issued an order compelling MainPower to slash the electricity tariff in the South-eastern state.
The order with the number: EERC/2025/003 was issued on Saturday and entitled “Tariff Order for MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited 2025.”
The reviewed electricity cost for Band A is brought down from N209/ kWh (per kiloWatt) to N160/kWh.
The new tariff would take effect from 1 August 2025, according to the EER.
The regulatory commission said its decision was cost reflective, insisting that tariffs must reflect power generation subsidies by the federal government for the benefit of electricity consumers.
The EER noted that it issued the order in compliance with the Enugu State Electricity Law 2023 which empowers the commission to regulate the activities of electricity companies in the state.
Speaking to reporters in Enugu weekend, the chairperson of the EER, Chijioke Okonkwo, said the reduction in tariff followed the commission’s review of MainPower’s tariff and licence applications as the new subsidiary company that operates in Enugu state.
“We reviewed their entire costs, using our Tariff Methodology Regulations 2024, and the supporting Distribution Tariff Model to get an average price of N94.
“The price is low due to some reasons and including the fact the federal government is subsidising electricity generation cost which comes to a cost of about N45 out of the actual cost of N112 for Enugu state.
“That was how we came about the average tariff of N94 as cost reflective tariff at our level as a subnational electricity market,” Okonkwo stated. (Premium Times)