Electricity: AEDC to Start Compensating Band A Customers in Four States Following NERC Directive

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) announced that consumers in the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi states will soon receive compensation for Band A customers, following a directive from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

Band A customers had been affected by a shortage of power supply during February and March 2026. Eleven distribution companies (DisCos) are responsible for compensating those who received less than 18 hours of electricity in those months.

NERC set implementation deadlines for the compensation: February 2026 payments must be completed by 31 May 2026, and March 2026 payments by 30 June 2026.

When contacted by DAILY POST, AEDC Managing Director Chijioke Okwuokenye confirmed that the company would begin compensating customers within its franchise. “It is energy we are talking about; it doesn’t elapse; it will come to our customers soon,” he told DAILY POST exclusively. He did not disclose the exact date when Band A customers would receive the payment.

The compensation equals 20 percent of the average energy billed to customers during the period under review.

DAILY POST reports that, outside Abuja, no other electricity distribution companies in Nigeria have officially responded to the NERC directive.

Nigeria continues to face widespread supply shortages, with generation capacity around 3,000 MW and a projected demand of 4,500 MW for a population of more than 250 million.

Despite the limited supply, DisCos collected N597.55 billion from electricity customers in the first quarter of 2026, according to NERC data.

On 1 November 2020, NERC approved a 300 percent tariff increase for Band A customers, citing a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours of daily electricity supply.