No plan to increase electricity tariffs – FG insists

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said on Thursday that the Federal Government (FG) had no plan to increase electricity tariffs.
Tegbe said this in Ibadan while flagging off the 17.7MW hybrid solar mini-grid project, with a 17.74MW Battery Energy Storage System for communities in Oyo State.
The minister described reports of a planned tariff hike circulating on social media as misinformation and urged Nigerians to disregard it.
“I want to say this clearly and without ambiguity: there is no plan to increase electricity tariffs.
“What we are planning is a power sector that works round the clock,” he said.
He said the FG’s commitment to regular power supply starts with having thr...