sulex947: must he stays in darkness when there is light, the main issue here is that there is no where in the world that the government increase their power tariff by 98%, thats way 2 much, and its called extortion.

edogram.:
ok, N3000 minus two month N1000 = N2000.
N2000 divided by N12 (per unit) is = to 166.66 unit.
So i guess i am been charge N12 per khw.
But i am not sure of that ur 1hr 100wax bob per unit(1) that is where the issue is now.

edogram.:
Benin, They ve change the klw resently now. Its prepaid meter. The power suply is constant. 22hrs per day.

edogram.:
how am i going to know that?

edogram.:
N3000 naira electricity tarrif credit exhusted within three weeks, just imagine that? . They give 160unit credit for N3000 after substraction of 40days (two month) mentainace fee. But the previous last credit was 330unit for N3000. Now due to fast exhursting of previous one, I make sure all electronics are off when not in use. Also we no longer on outside light (high voltage light) from 11pm. Despite all this it happen three weeks, where will one run to? This gov't are socking nigerians die.

ooseven:

Hello Mr thoth, i don't believe we've exchanged views before. You probably mistook me for someone else, hence the harshness.

Concerning school of economics, i just expressed my opinions (which could be wrong), the best way i could. All i meant was there has been massive investment in this sector, hence the need to recoup as fast as possible. For example, do you remember how much a Nokia 3310 cost back then or the cost of an MTN SIM? That was at the initial stage when massive investments were made, but later on as people understood how per minute billing worked and managed their airtime more, and more companies came into play, we have a fairly ok Telecomms industry now.

My point was no matter how high it is now, it is still marginally better than when there was no power and everybody had their generators on 24/7.

Mind you i am not a professor or claim to know all, just another Nigerian hoping for a better life. Lets talk not fight.

thoth:
now listen to this fool, you should have first compared naira to dollars, then compare the minimum wage of US to nigeria and also compare the ratio of the average americans earning and how much he is supposed to pay for electricity every month. What sort of liar are you in that you pay more than $600 on electricity a month ? I think only stupid nigerians would allow themselves to be shafted again and again with this stupid line.

GboyegaD:
And does the average man earn $7.25/hour which is your minimum wage? there is no basis for comparison here.

edogram.:
N3000 naira electricity tarrif credit exhusted within three weeks, just imagine that? . They give 160unit credit for N3000 after substraction of 40days (two month) mentainace fee. But the previous last credit was 330unit for N3000. Now due to fast exhursting of previous one, I make sure all electronics are off when not in use. Also we no longer on outside light (high voltage light) from 11pm. Despite all this it happen three weeks, where will one run to? This gov't are socking nigerians die.

Wallie: Now that you’re being charged for exactly what you use, it is up to you to adjust your usage. The problem is that most Nigerians have never been in a position to learn how to conserve electricity due to lack of availability and the erratic way PHCN used to bill people.

Things to consider:
1. Do you need a 60 inches flat screen TV? All things being equal, a bigger TV will always consume more electricity.
2. How about your computer? How much electricity does it consume? All computers are not created equal.
3. Is your fridge and freezer energy efficient? Can you tell me how much energy they consume exactly? The manufacturers usually provide the number.
4. Do you really need a 100 or 80 watt light bulb?
5. How about other kitchen appliances like toasters, microwave ovens etc? How often do you use that your 1300 watts microwave oven?
6. Is your AC energy efficient? Do you run your AC on “Hi” 18 hours a day even though your windows are partially open?

The bottom line is that you need to start checking the energy consumption of any electrical appliance that you buy.

For comparison sake, I pay $0.0986 / kWh which is about NGN15.60 and my monthly bill ranges from $400 per month to as high as an occasional $600 per month. Your rates are not high at all. As a matter of fact, I see no reason why your rates should be lower than what I pay in the US because our transmission and distribution lines are more efficient than yours.

I can almost guarantee that your rates are going to be raised in a couple of years because of the heavy investments that is needed in your power sector.

thoth:
now listen to this fool, you should have first compared naira to dollars, then compare the minimum wage of US to nigeria and also compare the ratio of the average americans earning and how much he is supposed to pay for electricity every month. What sort of liar are you in that you pay more than $600 on electricity a month ? I think only stupid nigerians would allow themselves to be shafted again and again with this stupid line.

I live in America too and I have NEVER EVER PAID MORE THAN $60 BUCKS a month in electricity bill. I run 4 Machines all day and my current monthly bill, in a 4 bedroom apartment, is about $45 a month.

I don't live in darkness either!

Wallie: Now that you’re being charged for exactly what you use, it is up to you to adjust your usage. The problem is that most Nigerians have never been in a position to learn how to conserve electricity due to lack of availability and the erratic way PHCN used to bill people.

Things to consider:
1. Do you need a 60 inches flat screen TV? All things being equal, a bigger TV will always consume more electricity.
2. How about your computer? How much electricity does it consume? All computers are not created equal.
3. Is your fridge and freezer energy efficient? Can you tell me how much energy they consume exactly? The manufacturers usually provide the number.
4. Do you really need a 100 or 80 watt light bulb?
5. How about other kitchen appliances like toasters, microwave ovens etc? How often do you use that your 1300 watts microwave oven?
6. Is your AC energy efficient? Do you run your AC on “Hi” 18 hours a day even though your windows are partially open?

The bottom line is that you need to start checking the energy consumption of any electrical appliance that you buy.

For comparison sake, I pay $0.0986 / kWh which is about NGN15.60 and my monthly bill ranges from $400 per month to as high as an occasional $600 per month. Your rates are not high at all. As a matter of fact, I see no reason why your rates should be lower than what I pay in the US because our transmission and distribution lines are more efficient than yours.

I can almost guarantee that your rates are going to be raised in a couple of years because of the heavy investments that is needed in your power sector.

BALOUSJAY: Am in surulere Lagos under the Eko Electricity Distribution, initialy my monthly bill was less than N2000 per month(Not a prepaid meter) and my meter is function well in a double room and parlour self contain apartments. The cahrges then was N4.80/kwhR2 and supply was not constant. Last week they brought a bill of N6,500 at N12.87/kwhR2 and supply for past six weeks has being 23/half hours to 24hours constantly. If they are to switch off within 5minutes the light will be back to the extent the water inside the fridge is block. How do i manage the high bill with the supply? Is it normal? Because i have written them twice last year just because of abnormal bill amd the moment they acknowleged my letters subsequent bill do come down i.e bill of N1,600 to N3,400. Am thinking of writting them again, should i or not. Kindly advise me on that

Kobojunkie:

I live in America too and I have NEVER EVER PAID MORE THAN $60 BUCKS a month in electricity bill. I run 4 Machines all day and my current monthly bill, in a 4 bedroom apartment, is about $45 a month.

I don't live in darkness either!

maasoap: How are you being charged for what you're using when you're paying 500naira monthly whether you have power supply or not. Why not tie the whole charge to per unit charge? In that case, the electricity companies will also be motivated to improve power generation. but in a situation where they are sure to rake in 500 naira per meter per month whether they provide light or not, is not a good idea.

Kobojunkie:

I live in America too and I have NEVER EVER PAID MORE THAN $60 BUCKS a month in electricity bill. I run 4 Machines all day and my current monthly bill, in a[b] 4 bedroom apartment[/b], is about $45 a month.

I don't live in darkness either!

edogram.:
No street light o. And every body for the area nor dey on outside or compound light again o.

Wallie:

I understand your feelings especially since the service is erratic but keep in mind that the rate is just a needed precursor to get investors motivated to come into the power sector. An investor can now say with confidence that it will take X number of years to recoup their investments based on the current rate. The 500 naira is probably a service charge for providing power to your house.

Wallie:

There's no reason to doubt how much you pay but like you said, you live in a 4 bedroom apartment and run 4 machines a day. No where in my post did I give any indication as to the size of my house or apartment and what’s contained in it.

Also, in my post, I said “as high as an occasional $600 per month.” I would have thought adding the qualifier “occasional” before 600 means that it only gets that high sometimes but I guess not…

TroGunn: So this dude pays N3k (less than $20) for 3 weeks of near constant electricity and is complaining. WTF?

Wallie:

There's no reason to doubt how much you pay but like you said, you live in a 4 bedroom apartment and run 4 machines a day. No where in my post did I give any indication as to the size of my house or apartment and what’s contained in it.

Also, in my post, I said “as high as an occasional $600 per month.” I would have thought adding the qualifier “occasional” before 600 means that it only gets that high sometimes but I guess not…

thoth:
Ofcourse you occasionally live in a 200 room mansion or maybe you grow weed in your basement with radio bulbs. Maybe it is better you indicate the size of you mansion for us.