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Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Moneyfem: 7:34am On Jul 29, 2020
This short article centres on power supply and regularity in the new area you want to move to as an individual or family. Whether you will enjoy stable power supply in the new community or not, the answers you get to these questions will determine:


1. Is the community close to a GenCo, TransCo or DisCo power station? It has been observed that if your apartment is not far from a major power station, the possibility is high that you will enjoy power supply and vice-versa, other things being equal. They usually want to satisfy their host communities. Also, when the transformer or a cable develops faults, proximity of the concerned community makes it easy for the power operators to access the community on time. Simply put, your potential new apartment should be in a community that is not far from the centre or city where power operators have their office.

2. Are most houses in the area metered or not? By research, it has been found that communities with high rates of metering enjoy regular power supply than others without meters. Power operators know that for them to realize significant revenue from metered communities, they have to supply them significant amount of power.

3. Are houses in your potential new community not perpetual debtors? If they are, forget about regular power supply, vice-versa. Imagine a community where on average, every house owes about N300,000 to N500,000 in power bill. If you ignorantly and mistakenly move to such an area, just go and get a good power generator and get ready to spend on petrol and repairs.

4. Do you have influential people living in the area? A politician like an LG Chairman, Senator, Federal Rep or other influential people will help ensure there is constant power supply in your area. This may sound odd or funny but it is true in this part of the world.

5. Are you ready to pay for power supply? If you have secured your new apartment/house based on the first four questions above and your answer to this number five is YES, you will enjoy power supply, vice-versa.

Thanks for reading.

Owofem.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Emmacolinho(m): 7:45am On Jul 29, 2020
wink
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Moneyfem: 8:06am On Jul 30, 2020
Yes, they are key points.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Nobody: 8:35am On Jul 30, 2020
Very Key.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Moneyfem: 2:25pm On Aug 10, 2020
Don't forget these factors o.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Moneyfem: 2:27pm On Jul 09, 2021
Still valid.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by nnamdiosu(m): 11:43pm On Jul 09, 2021
Very nice points. However power isn't the only issue to consider when getting a place. You just limited your posts to power related points only.balsnce it.

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Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Emmandu(f): 7:30pm On Jul 10, 2021
Moneyfem:
This short article centres on power supply and regularity in the new area you want to move to as an individual or family. Whether you will enjoy stable power supply in the new community or not, the answers you get to these questions will determine:


1. Is the community close to a GenCo, TransCo or DisCo power station? It has been observed that if your apartment is not far from a major power station, the possibility is high that you will enjoy power supply and vice-versa, other things being equal. They usually want to satisfy their host communities. Also, when the transformer or a cable develops faults, proximity of the concerned community makes it easy for the power operators to access the community on time. Simply put, your potential new apartment should be in a community that is not far from the centre or city where power operators have their office.

2. Are most houses in the area metered or not? By research, it has been found that communities with high rates of metering enjoy regular power supply than others without meters. Power operators know that for them to realize significant revenue from metered communities, they have to supply them significant amount of power.

3. Are houses in your potential new community not perpetual debtors? If they are, forget about regular power supply, vice-versa. Imagine a community where on average, every house owes about N300,000 to N500,000 in power bill. If you ignorantly and mistakenly move to such an area, just go and get a good power generator and get ready to spend on petrol and repairs.

4. Do you have influential people living in the area? A politician like an LG Chairman, Senator, Federal Rep or other influential people will help ensure there is constant power supply in your area. This may sound odd or funny but it is true in this part of the world.

5. Are you ready to pay for power supply? If you have secured your new apartment/house based on the first four questions above and your answer to this number five is YES, you will enjoy power supply, vice-versa.

Thanks for reading.

Owofem.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Moneyfem: 4:47am On Jul 11, 2021
nnamdiosu:
Very nice points. However power isn't the only issue to consider when getting a place. You just limited your posts to power related points only.balsnce it.


Yes, I said it in the introduction that the article would center on power. I will do for security and other amenities in my subsequent posts. Thank you.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by nnamdiosu(m): 10:05am On Jul 11, 2021
Moneyfem:



Yes, I said it in the introduction that the article would center on power. I will do for security and other amenities in my subsequent posts. Thank you.

Oh ok. Sorry. Had to go through again. Nice one.
Re: Questions to Consider Before Renting a New Apartment in a New Area by Moneyfem: 12:21pm On Jul 11, 2021
nnamdiosu:


Oh ok. Sorry. Had to go through again. Nice one.


You're welcome Sir!

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