Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that NEPA took the light in the presence of Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, during speech at the National Assembly.
Reflecting on the power interruption, Eyinnaya Abaribe, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, expressed his concern over the implications of the minister’s remarks regarding the stability of electricity in the country.
He said, “You see what just happened. This is what we all experience. We, the Senators, experience it too, and I am sure even the President does experience it at the Villa, just that he cannot speak out like we are.”
According to NERC, B and A customers are those who enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily.
Further checks revealed that customers under this classification represent 15 per cent of the 12 million electricity customers in Nigeria.
The NERC Vice Chairman however clarified that the review would not affect customers on the other bands.