Nigeria, June 3 -- The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has ordered MainPower Electricity Distribution Company to refund over 20,000 customers over "wrongful billing" by the company.

MainPower is an electricity company in charge of power supply in Enugu State.

In a public notice released by the EERC on Monday, the commission said the order followed many complaints by MainPower's customers against the firm's alleged overbilling.

The notice of the order was jointly signed by the Chairperson of the Regulatory Commission, Chijioke Okonkwo, and the Commissioner in charge of Market Operations, Reuben Okoye.

"Pursuant to Section 35 of the Enugu State Electricity Law 2023 and other extant rules, this is to inform customers...