NERC gives DisCos power to disconnect debtors’ electricity after 12 days
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given electricity distribution companies (DisCos) the powers to disconnect customers who fail to pay electricity bills after 12 working days. In its “Customer Protection Regulations 2023” released at the weekend, NERC said that DisCos cannot bill a customer for periods in which the customer is disconnected. It stated that DisCos must give a …