The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a new tariff order to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, reviewing electricity cost for Band A customers from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh, effective August 1, 2025.
MainPower is the utility that succeeded Enugu Electricity Distribution Company after the state got the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to control its electricity market.
The new tariff was contained in the Enugu commission’s Order No. EERC/2025/003 entitled ‘Tariff Order for MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited 2025’, and was issued by the commission on Sunday.
It said “its decision was cost reflective, insisting that the tariff must reflect the power generation subsidy by the Federal Government for the benefit of electricity consumers.”EERC had predicated its action on the Enugu State Electricity Law 2023, which empowers the commission to regulate the activities of operators in power generation, transmission, and distribution in and exclusively for the state.
“This Law, signed by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State in September 2023, is pursuant to the 2023 Constitutional Amendment, which firmly established the legislative authority of the states on electricity matters within their states.
“This was followed by the passage of the Electricity Act 2023, which repealed the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, and introduced major changes such as the separation of distribution and supply operations, and empowers states to regulate their own electricity markets,” the commission said.