<ul> <li>The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) will free its customers from paying the fixed charge component of the tariff by January 2016 in the 10-Year Tariff Plan submitted to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).</li> </ul> <form id="aspnetForm" action="https://energymixreport.com/news/business/eko-disco-frees-customers-of-electricity-fixed-charge/114786.html" method="post" name="aspnetForm"> <div id="wrapper"> <div class="container"> <div class="full-width"> <div class="left-sidebar"> <div id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_dvbtmStory" class="fleft"> <div id="wrapper"> <div class="container"> <div class="full-width"> <div class="left-sidebar"> <div id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_dvbtmStory" class="fleft"> <ul> <li>EKEDC had planned to convert the fixed charge to payment at kilowatt per hour (kwh) where customers can only pay, alongside the energy charge, as they consume power.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <ul> <li>However, NERC officials, at the public consultation on the tariff submissions by the 11 Discos in Abuja, clarified that EKEDC has abolished its fixed charge completely.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </form>