[quote author=franciskaine post=109430444. The average white family uses all forms of heaters and coolers. Fridge and many other home appliances. If light is this expensive, dey won't enjoy these basics of life. [/quote]

Not true. They pay a lot for their uninterrupted power supply..

The average household power bill in the USA is around $115 per month, about N65,000. That's more than N750,000 per year in Nigerian terms.

Yes, Americans receive higher salaries than us, so it's not a like for like comparison.

That said, the Nigerian government and the power generation companies need to invest billions of dollars to get us to uninterrupted power supply. That money is simply not available. When you combine that with a significant number of power users' unwillingness to pay their bills, partly as a result of breakdown of public trust in the Discos, then you realise that we are several decades away from the realisation of nationwide, consistent uninterrupted power supply.

Northerners no de even bypass them no de gree pay light bill

Topleague:
East of niger, why is it you all the time in the news for wrong reason. Biko the year just start

For some reason you no see the zamfara cannibal or you were blind to that one

Even here in Port Harcourt bypass is extremely too much...

KillIgbohoN0W:
EEDC must be very stupid.

You don't supply energy so we take our rightful possessions by ourselves.
We are not Afonjas that are at the mercy of IKEDC & EKEDC.

And you are proud to say this.

Amazing development..
The rate at which power supply to Umueri and it's environs has increased to 24hrs per day for the last 3 weeks..

backbencher:


Ask every disco, it is the same story

Abuja disco has been complaining of the exact same issues that Enugu disco is complaining about now for several years now.

Power theftis a serious issue in Nigeria

People don't see the big picture. The more you steal power the less power is given.

Na dem na

princeSammyz:
How much is 100 units of electricity in your area? N2700 here. Hope we're not being ripped?

What? 2700 for 100units?

Over here I have to spend almost 9k to get that much

TheABOMINATION:


And I have been buying 100 units here in Benin for N4000 since last year. BEDC are real criminals

You guys are enjoying. I’m wowed away, electricity is cheap in your area

Invest in prepaid meters and set up a task force to ensure that they are not bypassed. Increase tariffs (reasonably) afterwards if you have to. Simple! But no, they prefer estimated billing where they can rip consumers off.

They refuse to invest yet they make a lot of money which they under report in order to avoid taxes.

Funny thing is were I stay 3 well to do family living above average and from the same tribe bypassed their meters.

Its so shocking because those who one would think would bypass theirs didn't so it.

HonNL:


SOURCE

but you guys has been stealing from people from time immemorial.
using estimated bills
shop was closed for 6months with control switch put on off position because owner did hip operation overseas but bill was coming in with the 6 months.
Abi na witch and rat they use the light
Phed come explain

Lol here 14 units is 1000 can you imagine

Is that why power supply has been epileptic recently?

What goes around comes around. EEDC steals more. The level of crimes that they commit with these their approximated qnd conjured bills is alarming. We cried for a prepaid meter to be given to us but they supplied us with postpaid meter so that they can continue with their evil practice by extorting Xtra cash from their customers. How can a customer that doesn't have any electronic gadgets apart from energy bulb and charging of phones will be paying bills of 10k monthly. Who is the real thief here.

vickydevoka:
Northerners no de even bypass them no de gree pay light bill

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KillIgbohoN0W:
EEDC must be very stupid.

You don't supply energy so we take our rightful possessions by ourselves.
We are not Afonjas that are at the mercy of IKEDC & EKEDC.

How is it your right? Please explain?

[quote author=DeLaRue post=109431280][/quote]

Good one. I just wasn't in the mood to reply the fellow. People who haven't travelled outside Nigeria will just be spreading ignorance. Energy is not cheap anywhere in the world, that said the fact remains that distribution companies in Nigeria are ripping Nigerians off.

Nigeria....we do.not like good things... always involved in dubious and bad activities from a good thing provided ,..and we want this country to be better abi ??

Theft of electricity is criminal.
On the other hand, I don't see any manufacturing business surviving with the current electricity price coupled with the 350/l cost of diesel.
Last last products eg plactic for packaging will be imported from China at cheaper cost.

princeSammyz:
How much is 100 units of electricity in your area? N2700 here. Hope we're not being ripped?

2700 for 100units in Nigeria?? It's over 5k here

YakubuA:


Not at all. Ours is =N=6,000+ for 100 units. Ikeja Electric

same here. I wonder who gives them a whole 100units for 2700 when IKEDC charges over 5k

eleko1:
cc they should hold ipobarethieves balls *Runs*

backbencher:


The same type of energy theft happens all over the country

Not just in iboland. And it is one of the reasons why we don't have light. People not paying their bills and starving the power sector of much needed funds

Drop the bigotry. This is everyone's problem and everyone's responsibility.

Igboland not Iboland

[quote author=DeLaRue post=109431280][/quote]good you were able to compare terms with emphasis on salary variation. So expecting the average household in Nigeria to pay 10,000 or more when minimum wage is paltry 30,000 is way too much.