Presidency Denies Plans To Increase Electricity Tariffs, Reaffirms Subsidy Support
The federal government says it has no plans to increase electricity tariffs for any category of grid-connected customers, describing reports suggesting otherwise as a misrepresentation.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Power Infrastructure in the Office of the Vice President, Sadiq Wanka, said there was no planned tariff increase across any service band, stressing that the government remained committed to protecting vulnerable households through continued tariff support.
Wanka also spoke on the impact of the federal government’s reform programme on attracting private sector investment across the electricity value chain and reaffirmed that the tariff policy direction contained in the National Integrated Electricity Policy envisages a gradual transition to cost-reflective tariffs.
He urged journalists and media organisations to continue providing accurate and contextual reporting on government reforms, particularly in the power sector.
