Let me welcome all Band A customers to the “exciting world” of expensive power.

We have been doing it for years as I explained in this post below.

Trust me, forget all your energy savings plans, the real elephant in the room is your AC. And I’ll explain why..

The last time I paid N270/Kwh plus for power was last December. Since then it’s been over N400/Kwh.

And if you are like me, with a household of 5 or more then be rest assured you will spend between 800KWh to 1000KWh for power if you get at least 18 hours of power on the average.

The elephant in the room is your AC.

I’ve seen post here suggesting turning off deep freezers, switching to energy savings bulbs etc helps conserve power. While it’s true, it is nothing close to your AC.

You can turn on your entire fridge, freezer, fans, bulbs for the whole day and you won’t rack up more than 10kwh per day which is equivalent of N2,750 per day.

But turn on a 1hp AC from 7pm to 7am and you incur 8.94KWh or N2,458 for just 12 hours. This is just 1hp.

Here is how you calculate it

Most ACs come in hose powers. So to convert it to KV you multiple by 0.745 and then by the number of hours the power is used to get the KWh.

So for example, if you use three 1hp AC, and 1 2hp AC like I do most nights it gives you 5hp.

Multiply that by 0.745 you get 44.7KWh

Multiply that by 275 you get N12,292 per day or N368.7k per month.

Some engineers will opine the consumption can vary depending on how you manage your AC.

The cooler your AC the more power it consumers. Inverter ACs consume less per hp but those things don’t work very well with our weather. Especially if you live in a big house.

This is going to be the reality of a lot of people who have large households. Especially, if there is power and they want to enjoy from when they come back from work until in the morning.

The average power bill of a 3 bedroom flat with 3 ACs and 20 hours of power should be within the range of N220k monthly.

Juxtapose it to their salaries and you understand what lies ahead for Nigeria’s lower and upper middle class.

Increasing electricity tariff will upend lifestyles more than anything else I’ve witnessed in Nigeria.

For example, real estate, birth control, WFH, long stay guests/relatives, solar power usage etc. a lot of things will change.

Inflation could also rise further.

Like my neighbours, I have solar powered inverters installed which carries everything 24/7 except ACs, water heaters, pumping machine and iron.

Yet, I average 40KWh a day as we turn on the ACs from 7pm to 7am.

Typically, mwith the rains consumptions drop because the ACs work less.

But trust me, this stuff will humble you. Power is not cheap and a rude shock awaits a lot of Nigerians.

Ugodre

NO. OF HRS TO CONSUME 1 UNIT - [1KWH] WORTH OF ELECTRICITY which now costs N225 on BAND A:

Air-Conditioner
1.5HP: 53.4mins
1HP: 1hr 34mins
2HP: 40.2mins
4HP: 20.4mins

Blender (Medium): 2hrs 22mins

Cooker
1 Plate: 40.2mins
2 Plates + Oven: 18mins
2 Plates: 24mins
4 Plates: 13.2mins

Fan
Ceiling: 11hrs 76mins
Standing: 14hrs 29mins
Table: 25hrs

Kettle
Medium: 27mins
Small: 32.4mins

Lighting Bulb
Tungsten Filament: 16hrs 67mins
Energy Saving: 66hrs 67mins

Microwave (Medium): 1hr 11mins

Pressing Iron
Dry: 49.8mins
Steam: 30mins

Refrigerator
Large: 7hrs 14mins
Medium: 10hrs
Small: 12hrs 5mins

TV
300W: 3hrs 33mins
100W: 10hrs

Toaster
Large: 42.6mins
Medium: 1hr
Small: 1hr 33mins

Washing Machine
Spinning, Dryer: 28.8mins
Spinning: 2hrs 7mins

Water Dispenser: 1hr 43mins

{Source: Ikeja electricity}

Indeed, Ac is the real big elephant in the room

The 4 horse power Ac na gbese

Disco needs to intestify in puting areas in the right band

Explanations & Statistics, na now Nigerians (along with apc people) go CHOP AM

I paid yesterday and it was N34 per unit on my meter.

Let time reach for me to top up again and see what they would have increased it to

Interesting

Dumb people in government and supporters

Bunch of idiots

ok

Government needs to widen the taxes net to capture those not contributing any taxes especially the rich who negotiate lower taxes with bribes and stop making life difficult for the poor masses with anti people policies. Our tax to GDP ratio tells you there are too many evaders and stealers of tax along the chain of collection. You can't jack up power rate suddenly by over 400% in a country where the middle class has disappeared due to hardship. Most people live from hand to mouth such sudden change means financial crisis for many.

It is Well even inside the WELL.

See This nonsense some paid Nigeria does ... they divert people from the main topic of protest to how to manage a bad situation .

How come only me see these things ?

We should just boycott the national grid and switch to solar power supply.

After generating, let them chop the megawatts.

We have abundant natural gas supplies and oil rigs are still flaring methane as we speak

We have abundant crude oil supplies with millions of barrels being lifted per day.

We have water bodies for HEP generation yet Bulaba wants us to smell pepper before we can have power.

Azi gbakwa!

Noted.

Inverter price is about to skyrocket, watch how people will swiftly shift to inverter and households that are inverter compatible...

Nigerians have left the increase of electricity tarrif to God to handle. Las las we will be alright and move on.

What next is Tinubu going to remove its subsidy?

increasing it does not make nepa to give us 24 hours light

sufferness dey this nation

Nigerians are about to be scammed with the new tariff

We will


Survival



Anyhow

The miserable life the IMF, WEF and others want.

helinues:


Indeed, Ac is the real big elephant in the room

The 4 horse power Ac na gbese

Disco needs to intestify in puting areas in the right band

Our firm is currently recruiting.

Tinubu the monster they made.... We are all facing the music...

Next time even the blind will have a rethink after collecting 5k and 1/3 bag of rice..

Hmm.....

Use 'divine connection' if you know,you know

So my Naija people don begin dey live like London people without japa

lol una go adjust tire

Very soon dem go tell una say na energy bulb dey cause am.

The thing is that before government implement any harsh policy they usually employ 2 sets of people.
1st people are those that will water the ground for the policy.
if you can recall before this increment, you've seeing questions on social media like " can you pay 50k or 100k or 200k for 24hrs power supply" ?
people will be thinking it's just a normal random question but it was from those sent to water the ground to see how people will react.
Now they came up with these band of a thing because making it general will backfire since most people on band A are rich Nigerians.
Mark my words it'll gradually spread to other bands slowly and Nigerians will still adjust.
Afterall we now normally buy fuel 700 naira today.

Now they've unleashed the second sets of people to convince you that you don't need power or need little power.
lol Nigerians cannot even read situations.
these guys are paid to say these things, to make it look like you where the cause of your own problem.
Same style was use when fuel was hiked if you can remember.

Fact is that Nigeria will continue to adjust.
will they reach breaking point ?
I don't think so afterall someone boldly said that if Obi should be the one that will make Nigeria look like heaven, he'll rather prefer hell.

Sooo person go just dey spend 2k naira daily u think its every one using ac??

Shey na statistics we go chop, the person who said this has turned Nigerians into statiscians

You all gonna learn the hard way

Make them first bring light first.

Abi I go pay for food wey I no dey chop?

The average power bill of a 3 bedroom flat with 3 ACs and 20 hours of power should be within the range of N220k monthly.

But trust me, this stuff will humble you. Power is not cheap and a rude shock awaits a lot of Nigerians.

https://nairametrics.com/2023/01/15/how-we-achieved-24-7-power-in-my-estate-in-lekki/?amp=1




They nearly crucified me on the other threads.

aieromon:

"Poor man" has never enjoyed electricity, they have only benefited from dirt cheap power. If you must enjoy, prepare to pay a premium cost.

aieromon:


Let's look at the facts on ground.

House 1
Power load = 2000W
Average of 20hrs/day gives 600 hours in a 30 day calendar month.
Power consumption = 2kW * 600h = 1200kWh
Cost of power consumed = ₦225 * 1200 = ₦270,000

House 2
Power load = 2000W
Power is generated using a 2.5 kVA petrol generator. Running wattage is 2000W.
Fuel efficiency = 1.1litres/hour (15 litres in 14 hours at 50% load - generator will consume more if we increase the load but let us stick with this for the purpose of this comparison)
For House 2 to generate 600hrs in a month requires 660L of PMS.
At ₦560/litre, House 2 will spend a sum of ₦369,600 in an attempt to replicate power supply from DISCOs. Maintenance cost has not been factored in these calculations.

A lot of small scale businesses spend up to ₦178,000 monthly running petrol generators.

Power is not cheap!

Baba ia working tirelessly to kill the poor masses. Fuel is expensive and now light again is fucking expensive as this