FG Paid N199 Billion As Electricity Subsidy for Nigerians in December 2024 — NERC.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has stated that the President Bola Tinubu-led government paid N199billion as electricity subsidy for December 2024 which is an increase compared to N194.26 billion in November.
The disclosure was made in NERC’s December 2024 Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) report, published on its website. According to the report, Band-A customers continued to pay N209/kWh, while tariffs for customers in Bands B to E remained frozen at December 2022 rates.
However, the Nigerian government is expected to pay N29.10 billion in subsidies for consumers under Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) and N26.68 billion for those under Ikeja Electric.
The increase in subsidies is attributed to a higher exchange rate pegged at N1,687.45 per dollar, an inflation rate increase to 33.9%, and adjustments in available power generation capacity.
