The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said he will, like other consumers, be more resistant to payment of electricity bill if there is no supply.

Fashola said this on Monday at the 12th Monthly Power Sector and Stakeholders’ Meeting in Ibadan hosted by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company.

Power generation in the country has worsened in recent weeks after hitting the 4,000 megawatts mark in December last year, with many consumers without prepaid meters complaining about over-estimated bills despite the dip in supply.

Commenting on the problems in the power sector, the minister said sabotage of gas assets and pipelines had “decommissioned power plants and their ability to provide up to 3,000 megawatts of power”.

He said, “The 3,500MW to 3,800MW that we have been able to keep on the grid over the last few months will be assisted greatly if we can have the gas pipelines back and add 3,000MW to it. That means we will be able to deliver well over 6,000MW if the gas pipelines are safe.”

Fashola said the sabotage had also created debt and liquidity problems, shortfall in power expectation, and in revenue recovery by power distribution firms.

“Consumers are more resistant to payment when they don’t have electricity, and I will be, too, and you will be too,” he told the power investors and other stakeholders at the meeting.

“We see that they (consumers) pay more when the power is more stable. Of course, there are issues also at the retail end – metering, estimated bills.”

Noting that all stakeholders have different roles to play in solving the problems, the minister said, “You will see that government has begun to act. The Vice President, representing the President, is going round those Niger Delta communities, engaging them more openly, more robustly.

“The idea is to bring them to the table to stop the vandalism while the issues that agitate them can be treated and resolved. I believe that if we are successful as we expect to be, we should be able to, sometimes, this year recover all the 3,000MW that has been lost to gas pipeline outages.”

http://www.energywatchng.com/will-avoid-bill-payment-theres-no-electricity-fashola/

Iko

we hope so

He is right....

Am waiting for my bill for January after staying in the dark for half of the month. I know when the estimated bill comes it will still be same as usual

I wish I could punish anyone coming to disconnect my light

This is Nigeria and those guys will walk him out that office if Fashola dares them.

In my end, we pay bills from every 15th of the month and since about 18 of Jan, the light went off only to comeback yesterday 12th. Hope I am not entitled to pay that bill?

And when your power ministry manage to bring light for 2 hours they will bring ridiculous and estimated bills that will be tripple to cover other days that there is no light.

don't try it with NEPA them go carry ur pole go office.NEPA way they use tiger generator

To be honest right if anybody is going to fight corruption all the money stolen from the 70s to this moment need to show up, then we can say Buhari is doing something because it looks like that money only circulated in one way. We can't keep arresting some and leaving some people that don't want to return our money .

I swear i live along the agege motor road just around new oko oba and there have not even flashed the light for a sec in 3weeks now. today my estate finaly ran out of water. I just regret being a Nigerian

Even when he was making this statement they were using a generator! Why does fashola like joking like this?

FAILURE

the thing with this government is HYPOCRISY


karma hunting em bad

Yeah we know, same as when you said your kids suffer heat rashes too due to poor power supply.

I repeat, this man isn't fit for a power minister.
How can u say people will pay more when it is more stable?
Is he saying the cost of generation per KwH of 'stable' power will be higher? It should be cheaper even, because vandalism cost will be gone. Fashola is fit for flower and not power. He is after money and has proven it again.

Power or no power
We will pay
We have the money
Sai Buhari
Sai APC

Gfish:
I swear i live along the agege motor road just around new oko oba and there have not even flashed the light for a sec in 3weeks now. today my estate finaly ran out of water. I just regret being a Nigerian

You want to tannish the image of this administration.... Kwo
Your misery was caused by past govt..go and find them. APC are here to Sai Buhari
And Sai Buhari we must
Sai baba
Sai chainji

ok

mykelmeezy:
the thing with this government is HYPOCRISY

karma hunting em bad

And it Hiting Them below the Belt, All that they said they will do, none has been done, instead what we have is the direct and clear opposite. What a Shame, what a Stupid Change.

Mad man

Can't the federal government relinquish generating and distribution of power to the state: so that each state generate and distribute her electricity if it is surplus then such can be sold to other neighbouring state.

Did fashola say 'hopefully we'd be able to recover the 3000mw SOMETIME this year'

I hope that's an error. I honestly hope that's an error.

hmmmmm..................minister of darkness

Fraudulent people in government.

How do common men unlike you resist the bill, by fighting the distribution company or shouting at their office?

What an unpatriotic and unprofessional way of addressing issue.

What's the rock science in mandatin them to meter all consumers with prepaid metres.

Useless an wicked people!

fuckingAyaya:
don't try it with NEPA them go carry ur pole go office.NEPA way they use tiger generator

E don reach to carry Pole?

Can't forget that year when they came to carry our cables despite the fact we have paid N43K for prepaid meter 7 months earlier and they refused to come install it.

Fashola this ministry is not doing justice to your intellectual self.

However you are always in my prayers. I pray you excel in what you do because you are a hard worker and a genius.


HAPPY VALENTINE'S, NAIRALANDERS

Thanks God I use a Tecno L8+, at least the battery de last wella for me.... If they like they should continue doing shakara with light we're supposed to be having in excess. Wetin concern me? I'm Waiting for the L9 to come out

Meaning energy companies in Nigeria will not generate one kobo again.

Clueless Govt.

Prepaid meter rocks. I just recharge my meter and use it as I like..

sweetboiy:
Prepaid meter rocks. I just recharge my meter and use it as I like..

Keep decieving yourself