YOUR RIGHTS AS AN ELECTRICITY CONSUMER
INTRODUCTION In time past, Electricity consumers; You and I, had no idea of what our rights entailed as regards Electricity Consumption. I wouldn't say our ignorance was our fault, rather it is reasonable to cast the blame on the Agencies responsible for the generation and distribution of Electricity in Nigeria. Everything regarding electricity was shrouded in secrecy with the exception of consumers' arbitrarily high electricity bills. However, in fulfilment of the obligation conferred by Section 70 of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the body empowered to meet the yearnings of Nigerians for stable, adequate and safe electricity supply, has made commendable efforts in creating awareness on the rights of every electricity consumer, under the leadership of Dr.Anthony Akah, mni. YOUR RIGHTS All new electricity connections must be done strictly on the basis of metering before connection. That is, no new c