The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced the reduction of electricity tariff for Band A customers under MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh, effective August 1, 2025.
The new rate announced on Sunday via order No. EERC/2025/003 under federal subsidies was reached using Tariff Methodology Regulations 2024 and a Distribution Tariff Model.
MainPower, succeeded the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company following Enugu State’s regulatory autonomy over its electricity market, and is the first beneficiary of this cost-reflective framework.
EERC Chairman, Chijioke Okonkwo, said that while the average cost of service was calculated at N94/kWh—largely due to a federal subsidy that reduces the generation cost from N112 to N45—Band A customers would pay a slightly higher rate of N160/kWh to help MainPower manage revenue shortfalls and rate shocks.
“Band A, at N160, will help MainPower to manage the rate shock, and if the subsidy is removed, the savings will assist them in stabilising the tariff over a defined period of time,” Okonkwo said.
He added that tariffs for customers in Bands B, C, D, and E would remain frozen for now. However, he warned that the N160/kWh Band A rate could rise significantly if the Federal Government discontinues the current subsidy on electricity generation.
“Until then, it is only right that Ndi Enugu – Band A customers – enjoy the reduced tariff effective August 1, 2025,” he stated.
The EERC reaffirmed its commitment to cost-reflective pricing without imposing additional subsidy burdens on the Enugu State government.
