We have been using this prepaid meter (picture attached) in our family house in festac which we got since the time of NEPA. Its uses a smart card which we take to their office to load, and then insert the card into the meter to transfer the credit into it.

But since the introduction of the discos (EKO Electricity Distribution Coy), we have been unable to recharge the meter, they told us they don't have the machine to load the card again (as if it all just suddenly disappear with PHCN). We were advised to pay for a new prepaid meter again, which we did but to date they keep saying to meter.

Now the current meter is running out of credit (luckily the last recharge was large), that's why it could last this long, with the fact that they hardly give us power (light) here, and we've been strictly conserving it since.

Has anyone gone through or is going through similar problems with this Disco coy and is there a way one can still load/recharge the card for this prepaid meter?

PS; what is even the rational for telling us to pay for another prepaid meter when we paid for the last one, like it is my fault that they changed their name form NEPA to PHCH to Disco

Y'all should disconnect from the archaic prepaid meter and get power directly from the Supply and then make complaints to the district manager. I'm sure he'll have a solution.

Piss inside

How do I recharge my NITEL call card? The last recharge would soon finish.

Some people have issues sha!




















Do you need fashola's number I heard he is the minister of power?

Why disturb yourself. ... call an electrician, remove the wires from the meter and connect directly. You won't pay anything for th next 6months except u want to

Weedcrusher:
Piss inside

Weedcrusher:
Piss inside

that's kinda hilarious

Leave matter for Matthias

Let mi call lala

#op

ehen

Guy if this is not resolved I think you should look at the possibility of suing.

I smell pu*sy here

Lol

Whatever you do, do not Bypass, its illegal and when discovered you'll pay a bypass penalty plus loss of revenue. Here in PH, it can be up to 100k sanction! Since you've already paid for a new meter, when the old credit finishes, you can approach the Ekdc peeps for a legal bypass and reach an agreement how much you can be paying monthly pending when you meter is available.

Same here in Abuja o... d idiots even disconnect our light

tobimillar:
Why disturb yourself. ... call an electrician, remove the wires from the meter and connect directly. You won't pay anything for th next 6months except u want to

A criminal datz what you are

Post a picture of the card that you use to recharge. I may have someone who can help

The Nigeria Matter is very worrisome, you mean you visited them @ their office and nothing tangible was recommended to that effect to help resolve the problem @ hand, this country called Nigeria, have a long way to go, if it is an advanced country, do you know u can sue, PHCH,DISCO watever they are called, consumer protection should step in, that is if they have not been compromised as well.

NB: they PHCN authority wants you to come and pay and get a new one, I guess, they are are meant to swap it for a new one, just like what DSTV multi choice does for it customers way back.

I don't have answers to that,,sorry,,next person pls??

same here o..

the folks in the complaint unit aint helping sef... Ever felt like sacking all Federal/State government staff, who are more than 40 years old and without a degree?

sometimes, we bypass (connect directly), when they tire, they'd come recharge the meter.

They even had the effrontery to increase the tariff, when they can't help us credit the unit

Go to a Nepa or a DISCO office and ask na...

Nairaland don become Costumers service!

You guys will end up buyer another prepaid meter. This is NAIJA

Why disturb yourself. ... call an electrician, remove the wires from the meter and connect directly. You won't pay anything for th next 6months except u want to

Bros don't attempt it ooo. If you are caught you will pay their penalty. Just seek their approval to connect direct to source or better still insist on a replacement while you pay loss of revenue.

Donpressman:
A criminal datz what you are

And how is he a criminal? Didn't you read where the OP mentioned paying for a new meter and non was delivered to him? So after exhausting his allocated Unit,he should remain in darkness?

Buy mtn #2500 and thank me later

lol..

I would have been able to direct you to the appropriate authority if it was IBEDC.

So, these people doesn't know about illegal connection?

Thank NEPA is no longer owned by FG.

For my area, dem no de pay for any fvcking bill, just connect am direct from pole, if those yeye people begin come, dem go remove am. If u normally go out in the morning, remove your wires and lock it inside, come back in d evening and reconnect.

Those people just think they can fool us with their extravagant bills, we just showed them why we are Nigerians, let's see who is loosing and who is gaining.




OP, come, make I teach you how dem de take do the illegal thing.

Live the thrash for LAWMA n go for a new One. we are in era of change.

Eyop:


And how is he a criminal? Didn't you read where the OP mentioned paying for a new meter and non was delivered to him? So after exhausting his allocated Unit,he should remain in darkness?

yes remaining in darkness is better than stealing

OP! So since 2005, you and your family members have been using one recharge that you claim to have bought in bulk?? Ole ni yin!!

Or was it in 2013 that PHCN was unbundled? Is that what you meant by since the time of NEPA? Either way, this is 2016 and it's not possible for that card not to have finished since if you've not been tapping directly from the source

So kindly quit being an hypocrite and keep tapping/stealing from the source until you get a new meter.