Telecoms giant, MTN Nigeria said it spent
N8billion worth of diesel yearly to run their
telecoms installations, especially the Base
Station Transceiver Stations (BTS).
The cost, according to MTN Nigeria’s
Corporate Services Executive, Mr Akinwale
Goodluck was incurred annually to purchase
diesel due to the absence of stable public
electricity supply.



Goodluck lamented the inadequate supply of
light which chopped off 60 percent of its
operation cost of doing business in the
country despite the fact that its operations
depend wholly on stable power source, added
that the telecom company has continue to
stagger under heavy cost of diesel used to run
generating sets at their cell sites.



MTN which was the sole sponsor of this year’s
Nigerian Civil Service Day at the occasion in
Abuja yesterday, deployed generating sets to
power its base stations and BTS sites for
about 17 to 20 hours a day
Confirming the huge cost of running base
stations operations by the operators, Goodluck
maintained that power issues had, indeed,
necessitated the operator decision to install
two generators at each of their sites.



“The huge amount spent on diesel, generating
sets and other associated expenses could
otherwise be spent on network expansion
towards providing better services to the
growing telecoms consumers,” he said.
“What we spend on diesel in Nigeria is two or
three times higher than what we spend in
other African countries.”


Though, he said the population of the country
also happened to be a challenged which could
have been surmounted of the proper amenities
are on ground , stating that the telecom
company is seeking to partner with small
operators to for wide and better services.
“Our efforts to positively contribute to people’s
lives are clear in the products and services we
provide. This is how we create sustainable
economic value for both our business and
stakeholders.”


source vanguard news...

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/we-spend-n8bn-on-diesel-annually-says-mtn-nigeria/

MTN..

Sit back and relax.

Buhari is in control.

If i hear

Change is here

Juicy contract

Really. pls MTN should pull out. other telco companies are waiting to take their spot

Tocheagle:
Really. pls MTN should pull out. other telco companies are waiting to take their spot

MTN should pull out because they need stable electricity to run multi-billion naira facilities??

What exactly are we fighting for??

......And you steal 1 billion naira per month by cheating subscibers.

Drop calls, stolen mb, caller tunes not subscribe to e.t.c

Now who is making more?

Good business for the oil and gas sector..

That's just the cost of doing business, I can spend 8 billion too on diesel, if am making 50 billion a year, If the were running a loss, the could have closed shop by now