Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies are quietly crediting customer accounts with tens of thousands of naira in compensation, a consequence of their failure to meet the minimum supply hours mandated under the country’s Band A electricity tariff regime, a development that signals a tentative but significant shift in how the power sector is held to account.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company, which serves Lagos and its suburbs, notified customers this month that it had credited accounts with sums running into the tens of thousands of naira.
One customer received a credit of N30,628.90, specifically described as compensation for February 2026 Band A minimum supply hours non-compliance.
The notification, sent by email, cited Eko DisCos, and referenced both account and meter numbers, leaving little ambiguity about the regulatory origin of the payment.
Band A customers pay the highest electricity tariff in Nigeria, currently above N200 per kilowatt-hour, on the basis that they will
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