The Federal High Court in Kano has issued a temporary order preventing the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from raising electricity tariffs for Band A customers in the state,Daily Trust reports.
The court instructed Kano Electricity Distribution Plc to halt the implementation of the tariff increase from N76.54/Kwh to N225/Kwh.
Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, who issued the order, also directed NERC and KEDCO to refrain from taking any actions until a hearing and determination of a motion on notice filed by the applicants.
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Additionally, NERC and KEDCO were barred from intimidating or threatening to disconnect the applicants from electricity supply for rejecting the April 2024 supplementary order pending the substantive suit hearing.
The court granted the order after hearing from the applicants’ counsel, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmud and Yahaya Isa Abdulkareem, who presented a motion supported by an affidavit from Engineer Aliyu Jibrin Abdullahi.
The applicants in the matter include Supper Sack Limited, BBY Sack Limited, Mama Sannu Industries Limited, Dala Food Nigeria Limited, Tofa Textile, and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Co limited by guarantee.
Furthermore, the court ordered the interim injunction to be published in national newspapers and scheduled a hearing for the motion on notice on May 16.
