NERC Jettisons MYTO Financial Model For Lack Of Integrity, consistency

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has jettisoned the current financial model of Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO), saying that it lacked integrity and is inconsistent with approved tariff principles.

Consequently, the Commission said it is embarking on holistic review of the MYTO mode even as it said that it has not dumped MYTO framework.

A statement by the Commission’s Head of Media Unit, Mrs Vivian Mbonu, said: As part of the periodic evaluation of software models utilized by the Commission, the Commission plans to review the MYTO financial model to ensure its integrity and consistency of the platform with approved tariff principles pursuant to the numerous updates undertaken since inception of the methodology in 2008.

“The holistic review of the MYTO model also includes aligning the basic assumptions and parameters with the underlying principles of the tariff methodology and ascertaining the full workability of the macros and other formulae.

“This is an important initiative of the Commission as we prepare to commence review of Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) to be submitted by utilities for the tariff period 2019-2023.”

Further, the Commission assured that it would continue to use the MYTO as the framework for determining tariffs, and in line with the provisions of the EPSR Act 2005, to ensure that prices charged by licensees are fair to consumers and are sufficient to allow licensees recover the efficient cost of their business activities whilst earning a reasonable return on the capital invested in the business.

The Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) framework is used in determining end-user tariffs based on revenue requirement of the electricity industry.