The
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has called on the National
Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to urgently address the growing
concerns over the outrageous bills to consumers.
The
Chamber also called for review of the concept of fixed charges.
In a
parley with the media, the President of LCCI, Alhaji Remi Bello, said there is
need for NERC to urgently address the growing concerns over the outrageous
bills to consumers as most SMEs spend considerable sum on payment for public
power supply, adding that, often, these firms never get the power supply
commensurate to payments made.
“The
power situation is still a major problem for business across all sectors.
Energy cost remains a major threat to business sustainability. Expenditure on
diesel and other fuels continued to increase.
The
power sector privatisation is yet to
