krattoss:
Electricity isn't cheap anywhere in the world.

The problem is will they deliver after the payment?

krattoss:
Electricity isn't cheap anywhere in the world.

The problem is will they deliver after the payment?

SoNature:

Story for the deities!
Power becomes more expensive when it is steady.

SoNature:


Story for the deities!

Power becomes more expensive when it is steady.

Naijafull19:


That's the truth.

But the problem with Nigerians is that they want things cheap....even if it isn't sustainable.

krattoss:
Electricity isn't cheap anywhere in the world.

The problem is will they deliver after the payment?

wirinet:

There cannot be uninterrupted electricity without increase in tariff. The current tariff is not sustainable in the long run.
The solution is individuals investing in solar.

Naijafull19:
Inasmuch as people would shout 'We are poor'...here are some hard facts

1.We need to generate power above 40000MW

2.We also need to fix transmission systems

3.All these will cost trillions of naira.

4.And the way forward is by allowing DISCOS to set the price they want to set (yes, government should stop setting prcies).

Back in 2001...GSM came to Nigeria, with outrageous prices. We all complained. And the service was initailly poor. But thanks to the freedom affroded them to do their business they could raise funds to build from scratch the telephone and internet service we have today. All those GSM infrastructure you see is the result of allowing GSM companies freedom to set their prices.

If we keep on shortchanging the power sector....we will never see 24/7 light. Power companies cannot attract investment. They cannot even take loans from banks because the banks know they won't see their money....because the DISCOS aren't making enough profit to fund their operations, talkess of paying back a loan.

You are free to insult me, call me insensitive. But if I was in power and I forced you as a rice salesman or woman to sell rice at N7000 below the price you bought it....because of the masses...won't you go broke in a few years? Won't you sack your workers in a few years??

Let's stop acting like Communists. We don't have enough cash to run a Communist economy. If you want a communist economy, form a Marxist-Lenninist party, and implement your own state controlled prices...but the sad thing is that capitalism works. It hurts people, but it also benefits more people. Let's run power like a capitalist enterprise.

helinues:
The headline should be

' Nigerians to pay more for darkness '

Chizuru01:
I told my foolish nairaland friends that supports APC that this government does not care about the hardship of nigerians but his foolishness will never let him see it

Naijafull19:
Inasmuch as people would shout 'We are poor'...here are some hard facts

1.We need to generate power above 40000MW

2.We also need to fix transmission systems

3.All these will cost trillions of naira.

4.And the way forward is by allowing DISCOS to set the price they want to set (yes, government should stop setting prcies).

Back in 2001...GSM came to Nigeria, with outrageous prices. We all complained. And the service was initailly poor. But thanks to the freedom affroded them to do their business they could raise funds to build from scratch the telephone and internet service we have today. All those GSM infrastructure you see is the result of allowing GSM companies freedom to set their prices.

If we keep on shortchanging the power sector....we will never see 24/7 light. Power companies cannot attract investment. They cannot even take loans from banks because the banks know they won't see their money....because the DISCOS aren't making enough profit to fund their operations, talkess of paying back a loan.

You are free to insult me, call me insensitive. But if I was in power and I forced you as a rice salesman or woman to sell rice at N7000 below the price you bought it....because of the masses...won't you go broke in a few years? Won't you sack your workers in a few years??

Let's stop acting like Communists. We don't have enough cash to run a Communist economy. If you want a communist economy, form a Marxist-Lenninist party, and implement your own state controlled prices...but the sad thing is that capitalism works. It hurts people, but it also benefits more people. Let's run power like a capitalist enterprise.

Chicastle:
but does this solar really work well bro?

krattoss:
Electricity isn't cheap anywhere in the world.

The problem is will they deliver after the payment?

SoNature:


Story for the deities!

Power becomes more expensive when it is steady.

wirinet:

It works excellently well. With improved technology solar energy has become relatively cheap within the last 10 years. You can run all your house hold appliances now with less than N2 million, less than 500,000 if you run the basics - TVs, computers, lights and fans.

A serious government would remove tariffs on solar energy products and watch the power companies cry.

StrikeBack:
Give us steady uninterrupted electricity and see if people won't pay

ijustdey:






https://punchng.com/nigerians-to-pay-more-for-electricity-consumption/

They should just make available all the prepaid meters for usage by consumers.
We are tired of paying for no light usage in Bayelsa State.

hush15:


affordability of electricity is relative. Electricity is also not that expensive in the world. We are not paying for electricity. We are paying for their incompetence.

They only reason why you feel ours is to cheap is because of the forex value. if all currency were equals. $10 per unit in yankee will be 10N in nigeria. is that expensive?

and if they are not equal, where there is honesty and transparency, electricity shouldnt be more than 20 to 25 naira per unit at most. For God's sake, they have over 100 million homes and industries to power. If they charge 1N sef, the will still male their profit.

wirinet:

It works excellently well. With improved technology solar energy has become relatively cheap within the last 10 years. You can run all your house hold appliances now with less than N2 million, less than 500,000 if you run the basics - TVs, computers, lights and fans.

A serious government would remove tariffs on solar energy products and watch the power companies cry.

Reference:


I donot think that is true. From the provider stand point, stable electricity cuts down on a lot of incidental expenses the savings of which can be passed on to the consumer.