emmajew: We are introducing wind turbines to generate electricity in Nigeria very soon. The American technology would come in three variants and cspscities; for households including housing estates, for small businesses and entrepreneurs and thirdly, for industries. I assure you that very soon, you will not need to pay exhorbitant bills for electricity u did not use. Our technology is very cheap compared to what u spend on the useless NEPA and what u spend on ur generator. It can serve u between 20 - 30 yrs with very low maintenance with high efficiency. We are working presently with the American company to set up a shop in Nigeria and show Nigerians that electricity is after all not as complex and expensive as they have been told for ages. Watch out!

we're waiting.

It is not their fault. Nigerians are always comfortable with what ever mess they found themselves in. I was xpecting a very stiff protest against this kind of xtortion. It is high time we woke up and resist some anti people moves. Imagine somebody paying up to #20,000 per month on irregular power supply without inciting a protest. That is very bad as it makes one look stupid while the beneficiary feels like god.

where were those prepaid meters from before?

Are the meters going to be distributed to consumers free of charge?

Olalekan 0: Are the meters going to be distributed to consumers free of charge?

according to the minister of state- NO apparently they cant afford it as oreviously htought; they did a u turn on that
something along the line of, phcn refunding the upfront cost to consumers monthly as you recharge

DJDOLA: dat prepaid meter is gud in nigeria.....at least we dont need 2 care if nepa on light...its when u card expire that is when u will buy another card

Exactly

Whoopie: Hmmm. Those Nepa officials need a major re-orientation! Bunch of crooks they all are. We were 'forced' to pay a huge amount of money for the new prepaid meter, when we saw the monthly estimated bill was not gonna go down anytime soon. Imagine, being billed at 900 units monthly which roughly translates to an average N13k monthly for epileptic supply of power. Dunno how they arrived at that outrageous estimate.

Now 3 weeks into using the new prepaid meter, I can sum my monthly estimate at just 120 units, which translates roughly to about N1,500 monthly, ACTUAL usage! See the difference, 900 units @ N13k estimate, as against @120 units @ N1,500 actual.

In fact, those thieves ought to be sacked!!!

Congrats on your freedom from shackles of PHCN/DISCO/NEPA Crooks. Plz kindly share with us how you made that journey to freedom, how you got the Miracle Prepaid Meter. Waiting. . .

Leopantro: also, have you noticed that PHCN hardly ever go round to check the readings of your meter anymore. they give you an estimate and tell your to pay. to counter that, take the last bill that was ever estimated, your new bill and a picture of the readings on meter.your meter must be working. go to PHCN office and demand that your bill be calculated and you are only going to pay what they calculate. you will be shocked by the actual cost of your bill.

bros i tink those days are gone when they'd listen to you like that. In my area, they give estimated bill to all, claiming our meters are not functioning. Some say they ve a target amount they must deliver at all cost!

BEDMON1900: IMPORT PRE-PAY METERS WHEN WE HAVE READY MADE METERS HERE IN OUR FACTORY...ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC METER FACTORY

Make sure the federal government and NERC know about your meters, and that they are according to the required standards in the Metering Code used in Nigeria... We want local content first before importation...

Olalekan 0: Are the meters going to be distributed to consumers free of charge?

I think that was then, now officially you'll have to pay a "yet to be fixed" amount of money.

Harry4cas: The Pre-paid meter is already in use here in Onitsha and thats what we've been using since 2010 or so! Tho their monthly maintance fee which is #500 every month is awkward but i still gotta say is way more better than the old meter when we use to pay not less than #13000 every month but as of now its just go to phcn pay for ya voucher depending on the level of ya pocket... Which ranges from #800 to above.. And moreover u can switch off ya meter whenever you feel like thus taking control of how you consume your power. We regularly buy #2000 power voucher and it goes way long lasting for atleast 48days or more depending on how much we consume the power and quote me we us this #2000 voucher in a 4room bedroom flat so i see no reason why d old meter is beta than the new.

Phnc realised now that they are not 100% making profit from it as they estimated but ithink is way more applaudable if we nigerians tell them to gv us full service of the new prepaid meter i.e in the case of those that are still yet to subscribe to da new meter platform.

2K/month is damn cheap! Do you not use AC, fridge, or elect cooker at all?