The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will set to pay eligible Band A customers a special compensation package, over poor power supply arising from generation constraints on the national grid between February and March 2026.
This was contained in a public notice issued on its social media handles on Thursday.
The commission said the directive was introduced following significant generation shortfalls across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, which prevented electricity distribution companies from delivering the minimum service levels guaranteed to some Band A customers in the first quarter of the year.
NERC stated that it had issued Directive No. NERC/2026/002 on the Special Compensation of Band A Customers Arising from Grid Generation Constraints to address the situation.
According to the commission, the directive was introduced “in recognition of the significant generation shortfalls experienced across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry between February and March 2026, which affected the ability of distribution companies to meet the committed service levels for some Band A customers”.
It explained that factors beyond the control of electricity distribution companies largely caused the supply disruptions.
“The shortfalls were largely attributed to inadequate gas supply and vandalism of critical gas and transmission infrastructure, factors beyond the direct operational control of the DisCos,” the commission stated.
Under the directive, the compensation scheme covers the period from February 2026 to March 2026.
