Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Mainpower Electricity Distribution Company has filed a petition before the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) over the EERC's new tariff reduction order.

MainPower is the electricity company in Enugu State which succeeded Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).

The EERC had issued a new tariff to MainPower Electricity Distribution Ltd, compelling the electricity company to slash the electricity tariff in the South-eastern state.

The reviewed electricity cost for Band A was brought down from N209/ kWh (per kiloWatt) to N160/kWh, which was billed to take effect from 1 August 2025.

Both experts and institutions, including the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, have since faulted the E...