{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","slug":"nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps?lang=en","title":"NERC publishes October energy caps for Port Harcourt distribution area","summary":"PHED’s October schedule lists feeder-level energy caps for unmetered customers, covering September consumption.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-07T00:31:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-07T00:31:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-05","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission","url":"https://nerc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Port-Harcourt-Electricity-Distribution-Plc.-Monthly-Energy-Cap-October-2026.pdf","publishedAt":"2026-10-05","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-october-2026-electricity-energy-caps?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Nigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) published the October 2026 monthly energy-cap schedule for Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) on 5 October. The document says the caps apply to energy consumed in September 2026. Its tables are arranged by state, business unit, feeder, service band and kilowatt-hours. NERC identifies the schedule as part of the methodology established under Order No. NERC/307/2022 for monthly caps for unmetered customers of successor distribution licensees.","The PHED schedule shows how listed values differ by feeder and service band. For example, one Igbo Etche feeder in Rivers State has a 792 kWh cap in Band B, while Port Harcourt’s EPCL feeder is listed at 81 kWh in Band B. These are entries for named feeders and bands, not a national consumption average or a single limit for every customer. The commission’s schedule records the monthly cap framework used for unmetered customers in the distribution company’s service area."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"PHED’s October schedule lists feeder-level energy caps for unmetered customers, covering September consumption.\n\nNigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) published the October 2026 monthly energy-cap schedule for Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) on 5 October. The document says the caps apply to energy consumed in September 2026. Its tables are arranged by state, business unit, feeder, service band and kilowatt-hours. NERC identifies the schedule as part of the methodology established under Order No. NERC/307/2022 for monthly caps for unmetered customers of successor distribution licensees.\n\nThe PHED schedule shows how listed values differ by feeder and service band. For example, one Igbo Etche feeder in Rivers State has a 792 kWh cap in Band B, while Port Harcourt’s EPCL feeder is listed at 81 kWh in Band B. These are entries for named feeders and bands, not a national consumption average or a single limit for every customer. The commission’s schedule records the monthly cap framework used for unmetered customers in the distribution company’s service area.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}