Like you now know or will be finding out the next time you go to pay your electricity bill, the electricity tariff in Nigeria has been adjusted. The new electricity tariff took effect from from June 1, 2013. Depending on where you live in Nigeria, your unit cost of electricity and/or monthly fixed charge has increased. In this page, you will find links to pages containing information of electricity tariff for different states in Nigeria.
The new electricity tariff is not uniform. What you pay depends on where you live. Note also that the new tariff is only valid...
The 2013 Power rate for energy consumers in Yola, Adamawa, Borno, Taraba and Yobe states under the Yola Distribution Company of the PHCN. The new energy rate is valid until May 31, 2014. A new power tariff will take effect June 1, 2014.
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2013 Energy Rates for Yola District
Tariff Class
Energy Unit Cost (N/KWH)
Fixed Charge (N/Month)
Residential R1
4.00
N/A
Residential R2
12.17
750
Residential R3
21.63
24,205
Residential R4
21.63
152,274
Commercial C1
17.03
750
Commercial C2
20.11
21,943
Commercial C3
20.11
137,141
Industrial D1
16.22
750
Industrial D2
21.08
134,933
Industrial D3
21.08
137,141
Special A1
15.53
750
Special A2
15.53
44,688
Special A3
15.53
60,469
Street Lighting S1
11.93
750
Note Valid only for Yola, Adamawa, Borno, Taraba and Yobe states until May 31, 2014.
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