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I refer to estimated billing as fraudulent, whenever that is the case.

agabusta:
Fraudulent billing how??

Your graduates should just wake up and start generating power for universities that have funding budgeted and allocated for that purpose?

Do you realize that for several decades, these engineering faculties had instructors with degrees from some of the best universities in the world?

Power generation is not a charity service. If you want your engineers to do it, they will. You just have to initiate and fund the project. Anywhere they run into issues, they will contract external consultants. It's the same approach everywhere.

No funding, no project.

When you want to share money at all levels, you don't remember that your engineers are very good in calculation o.

samomoli:
Our university churn out graduates in engineering courses, what is the essence if these universities cannot generate their source of power. Too many issues in Nigeria.. Bad system will continue to raise unnecessary problems in n different aspect of the country. Too bad

I shudder to imagine the hygiene state of the hostels now 🤢

Funds? Authorization? That's on the school management, not the engineers. The engineers will always find a way to solve a problem.

Many Nigerians are shockingly wired to frustrate whatever stops their regular illegal income, no matter how beneficial to the society.

Tareq1105:
Why can't unilag build its own Power Plants? Haba!!! With all the mechanical and electrical engineers they've produced? All those professors and doctors in these faculty, what are they doing?

Thank you.

largeman4u:
EFCC should investigate the school financial books. Money collected for acceptance fees, Hotels fees (full time and part time) and Federal Government is pumping money in too.

It is a shame there is no consequence for wrong doing in Naija.


The Story of JAMB has shown the problem with our education.

The solar initiative is a federal government project across federal universities and not led by UNIBEN. If you need more info on this you can easily find it. Unless you refer to something totally different with not much publicity.

UNILAG is also part of it but not at the ongoing phase, I believe.

maasoap:
They should go solar powered just like universities of Benin. All tertiary institutions in Nigeria should disconnect from DISCOs and embark on solar powered generation.
University of Benin has led the way, others should follow too. They don't have to do it all at once because of the lack of fund but start doing it bit by bit, they will eventually reach there. Benin university called for help, money donations from the public and people showed love to the institution.
It doesn’t make sense for monthly electricity bill to jumped from 50 million naira to 200 million naira

Why can't they install prepaid meters for them long time ago so these big debt will not arise in the first place. Unilag will be reluctant to pay that money because they are not even sure whether they actually consume that electricity or not, since it is estimated billing. The Disco just estimate what is favorable for them and gave it to Unilag. How will Unilag pay that kind of bill

Akfrenzy:
But it'll be nice if u get a JOB

They've been advising you on this since

What concerns you Jobless Thing on Nairaland?

Racoon:
What kind of embarrassment with our Ivory towers, government teaching hospitals/establisments owing staggering electricity bills? Are all the IGRs of these organisations being embezzled that utility bills can be paid anymore? What is wrong with this nation sef?

How will they be able to pay electricity bill when all Nigerians want everything free. If they increase student tuition now Obidients will be the first to shout Tinubu shege. Is that how things work in South Africa, Ghana, Kigali UK that you people use as examples. You want to go to heaven without dieing. Obidients want free fuel, free electricity, free education, free health, free food. Is that what happens in the abroad?

Shikena:
I refer to estimated billing as fraudulent, whenever that is the case.

But there's nothing like estimated billing in the report.

JetStar:
The real issue here is the electricity tariff. But if I talk now dem go come for my head.

Anyway what do I know. Let me just pass.

Govt said market reflective tarrif is the way out of our power conundrum.

Now even govt agencies are struggling to pay. Universities here and there cannot pay. We even read the story of Kaduna government house. Lol

Govt agencies should know the era of cheap electricity is over. They should pay up just the way I'm paying.

maasoap:
Outrageous utility bill! Laughing. DISCOs will eventually lose large customers to IPP in the long run due to their unrealistic billing

It's a win win for us.

More IPPs.

As customers sign up, they'll free up grid energy for other people.

Yes but a vague report does not rule out that possibility. Someone brought out that angle, which is normal in any discussion forum.

If it's not an estimated bill, then a court case on that obviously won't be an option towards resolution.

agabusta:
But there's nothing like estimated billing in the report.

helinues:
Are you cursed with the years of trolling on this forum?

Whatever the Canadian lady might have said is a child play to the activities of some of the Obidients on this forum who are just full of Bitterness and frustrations.

How can any normal human being with functioning senses be creating on average of 20 monikers per week just to troll others. Something he had been doing for nothing less than 8 years on this forum.

The cancellation button was specifically disabled because of this guy in particular.

The Igbo's on this forum, The Matured Obidients on this forum, for how long would you allow this kind of fellow to be continuing disgracing all what he associates with as you guys refused to condemn his likes.

Evil should be called out without saying na my brother

https://www.nairaland.com/8198866/canadian-lady-nl-obidients-attitude

What do you expect us to do since we are not the moderators neither do we have control over third parties actions on this forum. I suggest to not respond to all the troll mentions. Just learn to ignore and they will go away.

lekonso:
Why can't they install prepaid meters for them long time ago so these big debt will not arise in the first place. Unilag will be reluctant to pay that money because they are not even sure whether they actually consume that electricity or not, since it is estimated billing. The Disco just estimate what is favorable for them and gave it to Unilag. How will Unilag pay that kind of bill

How did you arrive at the conclusion that it is estimated bill??

Premium Times has a much more detailed report on the issue and it's not UNILAG alone.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/729219-band-a-saga-electricity-company-disconnects-nigerian-university.html

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has been left in darkness after the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) disconnected it from the power grid.

The university was disconnected because it failed to pay the N472 million electricity bill.

According to a statement from the university’s communications unit, the university’s electricity bill has increased from about N180 million a month to at least N300 million a month since June, when EKEDC migrated the university from Band B to Band A.

The university said it could not afford the new electricity bills that came with the migration Band A in June.

“Management wishes to appeal to members of the University community over the power outage on campus due to disconnection of electricity supply by Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC),” part of the statement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES reads.
Dangote Refinery

The university maintained that it could not pay above N180 million in the current budget year and has continued to pay just that.

The university management, however, said it is taking necessary steps towards addressing the situation.

“In the meantime, members of the University community are kindly enjoined to remain calm and note that there would be a rationing of power supply across campus until further notice,” the statement added.

“The schedule of rationing will be released so that members of the community can adequately plan.”

Electricity tariff Hike

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reviewed electricity tariffs for Band A users in April.

Under the new price regime, the NERC raised Band A electricity tariff from N68 per kilowatt-hour to ₦225 to guarantee 20 hours of electricity supply per day. NERC said the increase would not affect Bands B, C, D, and E.

Since then, electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) have migrated more communities and institutions from Band B to Band A.

UNILAG’s increased electricity bill

UNILAG said EKEDC unilaterally migrated the university from Band B to Band A in June, raising its electricity bill from an average of N150 million to 180 million monthly to almost N300 million monthly.

The university said it has engaged EKEDC’s management in talks over the exorbitant bill, reiterating its preference to remain on Band B and expressing its “absolute incapability to pay bills generated on Band A.”

The university added that it cannot afford more than N180 million a month till the end of this budget year.

The statement added, “Throughout its meetings with EKEDC, the university made it abundantly clear that it could never afford the Band A tariff on which the university was placed.

“Within two weeks of this meeting, we were slammed with a bill of almost half a billion (472m) for the month of July, further increasing our debt burden! We kept to our word and ensured we paid the 180 million on 20 August, but on 27 August, without any prior notice, EKEDC disconnected the university.”

More institutions facing similar issues

Several universities and hospitals have raised the alarm over the burden of the tariff of Band A. Some of them have asked to be returned to Band B. Others who have not been migrated to Band A request to be left in their current Band.

Last month, Babcock of University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, raised the alarm over what it described as “exorbitant” electricity bills presented to it by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Ademola Tayo, said the university paid N300 million in May after the increase in tariff of electricity consumers on Band A.

Also, the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (CMUL) and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) have also raised similar alarms, describing their electricity bills in May as outrageous.

The healthcare institutions said they were recently jointly presented with a bill of about N280 million for May instead of the less than N100 million they used to pay.

The power supply to the two institutions was disconnected for about 10 days between June and July due to a disagreement with the DISCO over the bill.

The situation led to a protest by medical students, who said the poor power supply could prevent them from passing the forthcoming examinations.

agabusta:
It's a win win for us.

More IPPs.

As customers sign up, they'll free up grid energy for other people .

The current band A tariff is greatly exploitative. No business can survive using it without doing illegal connections every now and then. Even some of us who are using it for residential purposes without illegal connections like bypassing are employing serious rations which is very much uncomfortable. I wish I had money for solar that can power everything in my house 24/7, may be with the exception of hotplate.