| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by OlujobaSamuel: 7:11am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Nigerians are not paying cost reflective tarrifs for electricity. Additionally, over 30% of us do not pay for the power we use.(If you think I am lying...google for the PwC report Solving the Liquidity crunch in the power sector).
As a result, your local DISCO is owing money, and at least 3 of them have been taken over by the banks. Up till today...many of our DISCOS have not broken even. THREE of them, and I mean three of them, have been taken over by their creditors, one has been taken over defacto by the government.
Why...because Nigerians do not want to pay their power bills at market price. We think we must have power for free.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
I went to a private school for primary school, and then for secondary school, na government school I go. My school fees in the primary school were at one point three times what I eventually was paying in the government secondary school I went to....yet in the primary school, in over 6 years of being there it was two times I bought exercise book for myself...the second time, because the supplier was late,and I was advised to buy a book...anyway, normal service was resumed in a few days.
When I entered secondary school, I was paying cheap school fees. Guess what......in my six years there I was buying all my exercise books and stationeries and textbooks while there. Something that in my private primary school..they were issuing us textbook.
Let us all pay a cost reflective tarrif.......and you will see your disco provide you with high quality transformer that would last 300 years. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. There is nothing like cost reflective tarrif if my consumption is on estimate. They should start from letting us have choice of getting our metres in open market just like our phones, they can even determine products that are compatible, marketers should source for it and sell. My community is not having transformer since Oct, they were still sending bills, I sent a mail to them to put a stop to it, no response. I've always been sending mails to the email and do get response, but they have refused to give a response to this 8 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by bluefilm: 7:15am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Nigerians are not paying cost reflective tarrifs for electricity. Additionally, over 30% of us do not pay for the power we use.(If you think I am lying...google for the PwC report Solving the Liquidity crunch in the power sector).
As a result, your local DISCO is owing money, and at least 3 of them have been taken over by the banks. Up till today...many of our DISCOS have not broken even. THREE of them, and I mean three of them, have been taken over by their creditors, one has been taken over defacto by the government.
Why...because Nigerians do not want to pay their power bills at market price. We think we must have power for free.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
I went to a private school for primary school, and then for secondary school, na government school I go. My school fees in the primary school were at one point three times what I eventually was paying in the government secondary school I went to....yet in the primary school, in over 6 years of being there it was two times I bought exercise book for myself...the second time, because the supplier was late,and I was advised to buy a book...anyway, normal service was resumed in a few days.
When I entered secondary school, I was paying cheap school fees. Guess what......in my six years there I was buying all my exercise books and stationeries and textbooks while there. Something that in my private primary school..they were issuing us textbook.
Let us all pay a cost reflective tarrif.......and you will see your disco provide you with high quality transformer that would last 300 years. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. Story for the gods The transformer is Nepa abi phcn's property. Thus, if anything happens to the transformer, Nepa should take responsibility 100% Although, I understand why people will agree to contribute because they don't want to go thru the bureaucracy, real or artificial, that might be involved in replacing the transformer If, like you said, over 30% of the population is not paying electricity bills, whose fault is that? If the DIScos cannot put in necessary mechanism to collect their pay after delivering services, how does it concern the masses? 9 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by jay89(m): 7:17am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Nigerians are not paying cost reflective tarrifs for electricity. Additionally, over 30% of us do not pay for the power we use.(If you think I am lying...google for the PwC report Solving the Liquidity crunch in the power sector).
As a result, your local DISCO is owing money, and at least 3 of them have been taken over by the banks. Up till today...many of our DISCOS have not broken even. THREE of them, and I mean three of them, have been taken over by their creditors, one has been taken over defacto by the government.
Why...because Nigerians do not want to pay their power bills at market price. We think we must have power for free.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
I went to a private school for primary school, and then for secondary school, na government school I go. My school fees in the primary school were at one point three times what I eventually was paying in the government secondary school I went to....yet in the primary school, in over 6 years of being there it was two times I bought exercise book for myself...the second time, because the supplier was late,and I was advised to buy a book...anyway, normal service was resumed in a few days.
When I entered secondary school, I was paying cheap school fees. Guess what......in my six years there I was buying all my exercise books and stationeries and textbooks while there. Something that in my private primary school..they were issuing us textbook.
Let us all pay a cost reflective tarrif.......and you will see your disco provide you with high quality transformer that would last 300 years. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. Perfectly written. This the complete dilemma of the power sector in Nigeria. See bah, you will see Nigerians being proud about bypassing distribution company prepaid meter. And its the same people that will be complaining that the are not suppose to be paying for maintenance of power cable lines, transformers. Where do they expect the discos to get money to maintain the transformers. We really have a long way in Nigeria power sector. 3 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Nauttyprof(m): 7:19am On Jan 16 |
Entprys:
In a sane country, power provider takes the responsibility.
But in a zoo like this, community of animals will pay with baale claiming to be wise A Zoo where you are the animal 3 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Dafresh: 7:21am On Jan 16 |
DivinegiftofGod:
Do consumers have the money to buy a transformer? Abi you think say Dem dey sell transformer for market? It's PHCN of course.
Just go to their office and request for a new one and they'll put you on queue alongside others who had made request and during distribution time they'll supply to the areas that applied for it at once.
Sir in my community we have contributed money to repair/buy new transformer several times last year march our transformer spoiled but we refused to contribute money again since March till now we haven't shouted up NEPA 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Father4all: 7:25am On Jan 16 |
Truth is, it is the PHCH responsibility. But if you want to rely on them, you might stay for years without light. The energy sector should be privatise. Infact, Government should give other people license to distribute Electric |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by SocialJustice: 7:28am On Jan 16 |
DivinegiftofGod:
Do consumers have the money to buy a transformer? Abi you think say Dem dey sell transformer for market? It's PHCN of course.
Just go to their office and request for a new one and they'll put you on queue alongside others who had made request and during distribution time they'll supply to the areas that applied for it at once.
The area I live in has bought transformers thrice to my seeing. It is standard practice. I am not wealthy enough yet, my plan is to sue all DISCOs that have made this standard business practise and have them refund customers for transformers bought by customers. 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Bellotelli: 7:29am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Nigerians are not paying cost reflective tarrifs for electricity. Additionally, over 30% of us do not pay for the power we use.(If you think I am lying...google for the PwC report Solving the Liquidity crunch in the power sector).
As a result, your local DISCO is owing money, and at least 3 of them have been taken over by the banks. Up till today...many of our DISCOS have not broken even. THREE of them, and I mean three of them, have been taken over by their creditors, one has been taken over defacto by the government.
Why...because Nigerians do not want to pay their power bills at market price. We think we must have power for free.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
I went to a private school for primary school, and then for secondary school, na government school I go. My school fees in the primary school were at one point three times what I eventually was paying in the government secondary school I went to....yet in the primary school, in over 6 years of being there it was two times I bought exercise book for myself...the second time, because the supplier was late,and I was advised to buy a book...anyway, normal service was resumed in a few days.
When I entered secondary school, I was paying cheap school fees. Guess what......in my six years there I was buying all my exercise books and stationeries and textbooks while there. Something that in my private primary school..they were issuing us textbook.
Let us all pay a cost reflective tarrif.......and you will see your disco provide you with high quality transformer that would last 300 years. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. You have a point. But what you've failed to factor in is the role of our government to ensure that the minimum income of workers both in private and public sector can match up. 4 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Pholadime(m): 7:30am On Jan 16 |
E be like say you be one of them 😁😄😀 |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by skuribeebo: 7:30am On Jan 16 |
The first question you should ask yourself .
did phcn bought the first transformer?
No.
So why should they buy it for you?
If you need electricity in your area, you need to wire it yourself and call phcn to electrify it.
Simple. |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by michlins(m): 7:30am On Jan 16 |
Lifemanage:
Good analysis. But why govt no want them to charge cost reflective tarriffs we the masses will still cry so bad. Why do we cry you may ask, we're very poor country |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by microgiant: 7:34am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
/b]. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. I hope you bought enough recharge card which enable the GSM company mount enough mast before you started using your phone on their network? 2 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by microgiant: 7:38am On Jan 16 |
OlujobaSamuel:
There is nothing like cost reflective tarrif if my consumption is on estimate. They should start from letting us have choice of getting our metres in open market just like our phones, they can even determine products that are compatible, marketers should source for it and sell.
My community is not having transformer since Oct, they were still sending bills, I sent a mail to them to put a stop to it, no response. I've always been sending mails to the email and do get response, but they have refused to give a response to this According to nairalanda1 you should pay to enable them give you transformer, because that is what he did with the GSM companies. He was paying till they had enough cash to buy and install the GSM equipment to enable him make calls.  2 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by medianet444: 7:40am On Jan 16 |
PHCN of course! |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by IPDGP: 7:43am On Jan 16 |
If you are contributing to repair your area transformer you are the biggest fool.
Especially the educated ones. 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by alishakhan: 7:48am On Jan 16 |
thanks sir this is informative article by rts tv apk. |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by johnog4sure: 7:55am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Nigerians are not paying cost reflective tarrifs for electricity. Additionally, over 30% of us do not pay for the power we use.(If you think I am lying...google for the PwC report Solving the Liquidity crunch in the power sector).
As a result, your local DISCO is owing money, and at least 3 of them have been taken over by the banks. Up till today...many of our DISCOS have not broken even. THREE of them, and I mean three of them, have been taken over by their creditors, one has been taken over defacto by the government.
Why...because Nigerians do not want to pay their power bills at market price. We think we must have power for free.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
I went to a private school for primary school, and then for secondary school, na government school I go. My school fees in the primary school were at one point three times what I eventually was paying in the government secondary school I went to....yet in the primary school, in over 6 years of being there it was two times I bought exercise book for myself...the second time, because the supplier was late,and I was advised to buy a book...anyway, normal service was resumed in a few days.
When I entered secondary school, I was paying cheap school fees. Guess what......in my six years there I was buying all my exercise books and stationeries and textbooks while there. Something that in my private primary school..they were issuing us textbook.
Let us all pay a cost reflective tarrif.......and you will see your disco provide you with high quality transformer that would last 300 years. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. Oga, If everybody in Abuja alone is paying for the light they are using there will be more than enough money for the discos, I had complain couple of times to them that they are not fair to us who pay for electricity, knowing fully well that most of our neighbours are stealing, they are asking me to report those stealing, so that my neighbours will plan to kill me, they are already seeing me as snitch because I refuse to join them, I had to tell AEDC to employ the millions of jobless Nigerians to help them apprehend people stealing their product... 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Sicklebear28: 7:56am On Jan 16 |
DivinegiftofGod:
Do consumers have the money to buy a transformer? Abi you think say Dem dey sell transformer for market? It's PHCN of course.
Just go to their office and request for a new one and they'll put you on queue alongside others who had made request and during distribution time they'll supply to the areas that applied for it at once.
Are you in Nigeria or Abroad |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Fashionlady: 7:57am On Jan 16 |
IPDGP:
If you are contributing to repair your area transformer you are the biggest fool.
Especially the educated ones. i ve seen an area go 4years without electricity because they were waiting on nepa. I once stayed in an areas with almost everyone on prepared meter and still yet nepa dont even give light. I ve seen an area where the transformer didn’t had any faults but because another one had faults and the residents refused to pay nepa turned off over 4 transformers. This country is truly a hell hole. |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Blazebond(m): 8:02am On Jan 16 |
Is this suppose to be a question? Don't we have power companies that are in charge of things like that? Is it because we have totally lowered ourselves into shit-hole mindset and have embraced corruption as normal that is why power companies are using us to play. 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Jonegonu: 8:06am On Jan 16 |
When the community stop fingerings the transformer when ever there is fault. then the service provider will start providing the needed service when the transformer go bad. |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by superCleanworks(m): 8:09am On Jan 16 |
Goodday90:
they said they need to contribute some money to get another transformer,7 million I think
No money no transformer
So this got me thinking,whose responsibility is it to repair/replace these things? and you will see how everyone will start contributing with pain. Some will use the opportunity to extort their neighbours and street people. We don't ask questions or even bother to STAND for anything in this country. We swallow so much trash in this country. I remember when such happened years ago. We protested and drew the attention of police and the media. Transformer was brought and installed within 3 days. 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by NJV: 8:10am On Jan 16 |
I'm totally fed up of light issues in this country, hence I decided to jejely take myself off it. We're gradually setting up solar solutions in our home and so far 80% of our lighting needs have been met. There's light in every room and there are security lights outside. Electronics, laptops, and fans also taken care of. We've given ourselves a 2 yr mark to provide alternative power for every lighting need in the home and within 2 months of this decision we've done so much already.
Nepa abi bedc made me so depressed I vowed not to have anything to do with them anymore. How do you explain just doing wiring and paying for connection only for transformer to get spoilt? Next thing we're asked to contribute to fix the transformer! Next thing, bedc switched off lights of the entire area with the excuse that a certain community fought their staff and they switched off lights for 2 good months as a punishment for the entire area!
It was so annoying we decided to do away with them and turn to solar. This decision was necessary to maintain peace of mind. If at all I have anything to do with them again, maybe after 5 yrs or more when they've been rebranded. Till then I cannot shout abeg. 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by walexbiz(m): 8:11am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Nigerians are not paying cost reflective tarrifs for electricity. Additionally, over 30% of us do not pay for the power we use.(If you think I am lying...google for the PwC report Solving the Liquidity crunch in the power sector).
As a result, your local DISCO is owing money, and at least 3 of them have been taken over by the banks. Up till today...many of our DISCOS have not broken even. THREE of them, and I mean three of them, have been taken over by their creditors, one has been taken over defacto by the government.
Why...because Nigerians do not want to pay their power bills at market price. We think we must have power for free.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
I went to a private school for primary school, and then for secondary school, na government school I go. My school fees in the primary school were at one point three times what I eventually was paying in the government secondary school I went to....yet in the primary school, in over 6 years of being there it was two times I bought exercise book for myself...the second time, because the supplier was late,and I was advised to buy a book...anyway, normal service was resumed in a few days.
When I entered secondary school, I was paying cheap school fees. Guess what......in my six years there I was buying all my exercise books and stationeries and textbooks while there. Something that in my private primary school..they were issuing us textbook.
Let us all pay a cost reflective tarrif.......and you will see your disco provide you with high quality transformer that would last 300 years. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. Forget all this thrash you wrote up there. Most of this report saying DISCO are not making money is sponsored. Around two years ago IBEDC management diverted FG funds meant to be used for upgrading their to other business. Also I remember when FG said they want to audit the account of DISCO they all took the FG to court that FG has not right to audit their acount. The truth is those who bought the Discos do jot have both the financial and technical capcity to run such a complex system not until a competent operators Nigerians would still been darkness. 2 Likes |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Lifemanage: 8:12am On Jan 16 |
Lifemanage:
Good analysis. But why govt no want them to charge cost reflective tarriffs Nigeria matter de too complicated. |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by dettolgel: 8:16am On Jan 16 |
nairalanda1:
Ideally, it is the job of the local DISCO, not the job of PHCN. PHCN does not exist. Discos and gencos and TCN have replaced it.
But as to why consumers contribute...this one is easy.
Nigerians are not paying cost reflective tarrifs for electricity. Additionally, over 30% of us do not pay for the power we use.(If you think I am lying...google for the PwC report Solving the Liquidity crunch in the power sector).
As a result, your local DISCO is owing money, and at least 3 of them have been taken over by the banks. Up till today...many of our DISCOS have not broken even. THREE of them, and I mean three of them, have been taken over by their creditors, one has been taken over defacto by the government.
Why...because Nigerians do not want to pay their power bills at market price. We think we must have power for free.
Meanwhile, GSM companies, if the antenna spoil, dem go replace am. Your local provision store owner, if he runs out of milk today, he will replace it within a few hours, if not tomorrow latest....because they are allowed to do something the power sector is not allowed to do. Sell at market price.
This is the result of not letting DISCO set prices.....you will be asked to contribute for your generator.
I went to a private school for primary school, and then for secondary school, na government school I go. My school fees in the primary school were at one point three times what I eventually was paying in the government secondary school I went to....yet in the primary school, in over 6 years of being there it was two times I bought exercise book for myself...the second time, because the supplier was late,and I was advised to buy a book...anyway, normal service was resumed in a few days.
When I entered secondary school, I was paying cheap school fees. Guess what......in my six years there I was buying all my exercise books and stationeries and textbooks while there. Something that in my private primary school..they were issuing us textbook.
Let us all pay a cost reflective tarrif.......and you will see your disco provide you with high quality transformer that would last 300 years. Not this one where we pretend power is cheap, and where in some areas half the population thinks it is free of charge. Ok o. I get your point but I think you shifted all the blames to the consumers. First everywhere around the world irrespective of religion and skin color a large percentage of consumer will try to get away without paying for their utilities. I had the privilege to have lived abroad and I can tell that even out there a certain very small percentage of the consumers find a way to pass their cost over to the government. It then falls on the business to find a creative way of ensuring that customers pay for serviced provided. How I really do not know but I am certain that there are people with such competence. This is a wild guess I think one of the contributing factors to the poor performance of those discos are that the owners are mostly politicians who bought it with stolen fund and had never a day in their lives run a successful business or knew anything about setting up one. Secondly hiring in Nigeria has been reduced to who know who which makes it absolute difficult to hire capable hands. Even the hired ones are so corrupt and not willing to put in the effort and most times connive with customers to cheat the business owner. Government on the other can help businesses by ensuring that when they run to the court for redress they should be able to get fast and quick resolution. And such judgment should be enforced. Imagine court worker comes around on Saturday to confisticate your neighbours property unto to the amount they are owing in electricity and a lien placed on their account till the electricity provider gets majority of its money back. If they do it I can assure you most Nigerians will pay no body really liked embarrassment in front of the neighbours. If the meter is bypassed everyone in the building will be charged to court. If it turns out that an official has been aware of it without reporting it, he or she will be joined in the suits and also liable to certain percentage of the cost. Hit people across the country back to back and see how fast people start behaving themselves. 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by jayboy007(m): 8:17am On Jan 16 |
It is the responsibility of PHCN to repair or provide a new transformer. It happened in my area in PH, the transformer got bad, PHCN stated that the residents have to contribute for the repairs. Contribution was already underway through the area electricity chairman. Luckily, we have a resident who is a well known radical lawyer who in turn wrote a petition to the electricity board with the IGP in copy. Within two months, the transformer was fixed by PHCN and light restored. 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Segxydube: 8:18am On Jan 16 |
DivinegiftofGod:
Do consumers have the money to buy a transformer? Abi you think say Dem dey sell transformer for market? It's PHCN of course.
Just go to their office and request for a new one and they'll put you on queue alongside others who had made request and during distribution time they'll supply to the areas that applied for it at once.
U go wait tire
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| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Emyogalanya: 8:22am On Jan 16 |
DivinegiftofGod:
Do consumers have the money to buy a transformer? Abi you think say Dem dey sell transformer for market? It's PHCN of course.
Just go to their office and request for a new one and they'll put you on queue alongside others who had made request and during distribution time they'll supply to the areas that applied for it at once.
You're saying its also our duty to put up mast for gsm service providers? |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by Ashibelieve: 8:35am On Jan 16 |
The real question is why are people not paying? Answer: Electricity is not regular. Solution: Customers want stable electricity before they will be ready to pay. Challenge of this: Discos can't afford the cost of providing quality service to customers and setup checks and balances before they start asking customers to pay market price. Final remark: You don't get into business and tell customers to frontload your minimum coat to offer a good product or service before doing that. It remains Discos and whoever are underestimating the cost of doing business and providing efficient service before asking customers to pay for it or they are stock with the government mindset of doing business and supporting the business on subsidy and citizens payment Lifemanage:
Good analysis. But why govt no want them to charge cost reflective tarriffs 1 Like |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by NinjaMetahuman: 8:41am On Jan 16 |
Its like asking who is responsible for fixing network mast whenever it has problem so that a particular area can call their friends and family.
Of cos it is the responsibility of nepa.
But they don't give a shit because there is no competition. It's either their way or the high way.
That's why the privatization job done by Jonathan was the most hachet job in history and any sane government will revoke all the licences of all distribution companies and let private citizens take over supplying power for different localities with multiple licences. |
| Re: Whose Responsibility Is It To Replace Broken-Down Electricity Transformers? by bentenny(m): 8:42am On Jan 16 |
Normally,being a service provider,phcn should be saddled with the responsibility of providing from transmission lines to replacement of transformer or feeder pillar!
Your responsibility as a consumer is to pay for services!
But because we have a docile regulatory agency and a lopsided constitution on electricity,the service providers behave anyhow with impunity! |
