{"id":347467,"date":"2024-11-29T19:35:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=347467"},"modified":"2024-11-29T19:35:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:35:11","slug":"fgs-electricity-subsidy-jumps-to-%e2%82%a62-4trn-from-%e2%82%a6650-billion-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/11\/29\/fgs-electricity-subsidy-jumps-to-%e2%82%a62-4trn-from-%e2%82%a6650-billion-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"FG\u2019s electricity subsidy jumps to \u20a62.4trn from \u20a6650 billion in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The humongous electricity subsidy is recorded despite the implementation of the Band A tariff service category in April, touted to cut down the government\u2019s subsidy obligation by \u20a61.14 trillion<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/11\/28\/fg-targets-saving-1-7-million-pregnant-women-in-rural-areas-with-new-initiative\/\">Federal Government<\/a> has disclosed that annual electricity subsidy has risen to \u20a62.4 trillion in 2024 with the figure representing an astronomical rise of 269 per cent from \u20a6650 billion in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The humongous electricity subsidy is recorded despite the implementation of the Band A tariff service category in April, touted to cut down the government\u2019s subsidy obligation by \u20a61.14 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for Planning, Research, and Strategy at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Dr. Yusuf Ali, made the disclosure in his presentation at the PwC\u2019s Annual Power and Utilities Roundtable in Lagos, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on \u201cReigniting hope in Nigeria\u2019s electric power sector\u201d, Dr. Ali said between 2023 and 2024, macroeconomic shocks, especially foreign exchange 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