Ikeja Electric projects N170 billion revenue in 2020

Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc has projected total revenue of N170 billion in 2020 with the implementation of the increment in various classes of electricity tariffs.

The electricity Distribution Company (Disco) says it intends to create a new tariff class called Bilateral for customers it had signed the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) under a willing-buyer-willing-seller arrangement.

The company gave the projection in its Addendum Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) and Application for Extraordinary Tariff Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order – 2015 signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Anthony Youdeowei.

A copy of the document, which was addressed to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), was obtained by newsmen recently in Lagos.

The report said the objective of the extraordinary review was to ensure that IE adjusts its tariff in line with the commission’s directive that the current average allowed a Disco tariff shall be grossed-up by 50 percent from April 1.

According to the report, this is in order to meet the tariff shortfall funding target for 2020 by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

It stated further that: The creation of the bilateral tariff class is aimed at providing an efficient and reliable service to customers under the tariff class because cost-reflective tariffs are required to cover the cost at service delivery.

“Our total bilateral energy procured is currently 200MW. However, bilateral sales in this application are only the portion of the bilateral energy that has been contracted with customers on a willing-buyer-willing-seller arrangement.”

The report said the collected energy sales based on the 50 percent tariff increase in MYTO was 3,955 GWh, while that of bilateral sales was 161 GWh.

“The expected MYTO 2020 and bilateral revenue requirement are N162 billion and N8 billion respectively, to give a total revenue requirement of N170 billion.

“The 50 percent tariff increase is expected to raise the average tariffs from the current level of N27.30 per kilowatt to N40.95 per kilowatt.

“The addition of the bilateral sales revenue requirement further increases the average tariffs to N41.31 per kilowatt in 2020 which is projected to rise to N44.24 in 2024.”