₦airaland Forum

A305:
There is an alternative which is solar power. My best guess is those requesting disconnection intends to go the solar route because fuel is expensive as well.

It will only cost them inverter, battery and solar panel fee. Sun is free and it will remain free and inexhaustible.

If Nigeria was a functional country, we would have at least one NUCLEAR POWER plant.

How?

Sign a deal with Russian so they help us build it for free, Grant them license to run the operation of the power plant commercially till they recoup their money plus profit and hand over the power plant to Federal Government.

Ghana is thinking in that direction now. While us giant of Africa by GDP can't think in that direction.

exactly we need a nuclear power plant.....

Nigerians are quite funny. Before they were complaining of paying for darkness. Give us light and we are ready to pay for it, that was the chorus.

So why the complaint now?

Nazgul:
Imagine charging an average struggling Nigerian 200-300k as electricity bill every month.

Tinubu has no conscience.

Abia state now have 24 hours power supply and it’s free of charge.

You might want to relocate there.

Yes now. We will manage candles and lanterns

nairalanda1:
Not surprised.....the fact is after years of thinking power was cheap, we are waking up to the cold reality.

I'll leave this post i made earlier




The fact is, if we want power, we got to pay for it at high prices. But most of us don't want to because we won't be able to afford the prices needed to kick start the sector.

power is costly quite alright but why the estimated billing? The discos purposely don't want consumers to be metered.... Even if I'm in band A, I should decide on how to conserve my power consumption and budget accordingly. They should do the right thing. Imagine going to buy fuel at a filling station and they charge a bike man same amount for filling his tank as a Corolla. Does it make sense?

The problem with this increased tarriff is numerous. Power supply didn't improve and Tinubu is paying much more subsidy on power than the previous administration - even after adjusting for inflation. Then why the increase in tariff if power supply didn't improve and subsidy is still being paid?

CodeTemplarr:
Great news in some ways. Before we were subsidising consumption and idleness.
People could afford to buy two litres to watch BBNAIJA and Telemundo series. Now it is strictly on a need basis. This will allow the use of power for more of production.

who are the "we" and how were the "we" subsidizing consumption and idleness?

what is wrong if people buy two litres to watch BBN and telemundo series?

what were you using your 2litres to watch?

is it what people used their two litres to watch that previously prevented the use of power for production?

will the power for production be used for free?

nairalanda1:
Not surprised.....the fact is after years of thinking power was cheap, we are waking up to the cold reality.

I'll leave this post i made earlier




The fact is, if we want power, we got to pay for it at high prices. But most of us don't want to because we won't be able to afford the prices needed to kick start the sector.

you're still living with your parents and have not earned a living to support your own weight and existence.

You're justifying 300k estimated billing for a single shop on Nairaland when you are not even responsible for the food in your stomach.

Only Nairaland and Nigeria can produce kids like you.

Social media addict without a job.

BadBradley:
you're still living with your parents and have not earned a living to support your own weight and existence.

You're justifying 300k estimated billing for a single shop on Nairaland when you are not even responsible for the food in your stomach.

Only Nairaland and Nigeria can produce kids like you.

Social media addict without a job.

Thanks for your kind words

ceejayluv:
power is costly quite alright but why the estimated billing? The discos purposely don't want consumers to be metered.... Even if I'm in band A, I should decide on how to conserve my power consumption and budget accordingly. They should do the right thing. Imagine going to buy fuel at a filling station and they charge a bike man same amount for filling his tank as a Corolla. Does it make sense?

At the end, power does cost money

nairalanda1:
Thanks for your kind words

go get a job

CodeTemplarr:
Great news in some ways. Before we were subsidising consumption and idleness.
People could afford to buy two litres to watch BBNAIJA and Telemundo series. Now it is strictly on a need basis. This will allow the use of power for more of production.

Okpe

BadBradley:
go get a job

Well , whatever you think of my job status, power does cost money to make and to supply.

nairalanda1:
At the end, power does cost money

Yes, and estimated billing is a scam .

maasoap:
Mumu. I hope you can tell your mother to be paying 200k for a single shop every month.

No need to get angry over the fact that a kWh of power costs over 160 naira to make.

CodeTemplarr:
Great news in some ways. Before we were subsidising consumption and idleness.
People could afford to buy two litres to watch BBNAIJA and Telemundo series. Now it is strictly on a need basis. This will allow the use of power for more of production.

how does the high cost of power allow need for production?

Won't that drive cost of product, services and manufacturing up?

ceejayluv:
Yes, and estimated billing is a scam .

Yes and it is a symptom of the problem, that a significant percentage of consumers don't pay for the power they use

Tpain noni

nairalanda1:
Yes and it is a symptom of the problem, that a significant percentage of consumers don't pay for the power they use

They should meter them. Estimated billing should be illegal in my opinion. no meter, no power should be the attitude.

Arostar2023:
These are post paid consumers that are being ripped off with estimated billing.

And 40 percent of consumers don't pay for power at all, and anytime disconnection is attempted, they use violence on the disco people.

And most Nigerians cheer

Result, paying customer gets ripped off for the discos to survive financially and offset losses from people not paying for services

ceejayluv:
They should meter them. Estimated billing should be illegal in my opinion. no meter, no power should be the attitude.

And when they bypass the meter?

nairalanda1:
Not surprised.....the fact is after years of thinking power was cheap, we are waking up to the cold reality.

I'll leave this post i made earlier




The fact is, if we want power, we got to pay for it at high prices. But most of us don't want to because we won't be able to afford the prices needed to kick start the sector.

Do you lack comprehension or just choose to be impossible.

People are being charged for what they did not use (Estimated bills), you talking about power not being cheap

nairalanda1:
And when they bypass the meter?

5 years imprisonment or other hefty fine

femi4:
Do you lack comprehension or just choose to be impossible.

People are being charged for what they did not use (Estimated bills), you talking about power not being cheap

Power costs money

T-Pain 😞💔💔💔

Greenfusion:
that's not the fact, the fact is show me where in the world that users of electricity users are classified, also note that this same class A and B do not get regular power as expected, its only apologies upon apologies that the discos give ......

Well they are classified here because most Nigerians can't pay for power at market prices

Bizibi:
exactly we need a nuclear power plant.....

who will give it to you?

nairalanda1:
Power costs money

Alright, you are the later

femi4:
Alright, you are the later

Whatever you think of me, electrical power is a costly business.

Estimated billing is a huge scam that those involved needs to be killed...
This is how exactly estimated billing is done in Bayelsa State.......

It doesn't matter if you're out to work or in the house, it's always a constant.
At the specified time, the PHED officials go to the transformer within each location, measure the power supply that was passed through the meter of the transformer and arbitrarily prepare the estimated bills for that month. This process is done every month.
If you let them come into your house and they see the appliances you have they will tell you that's it's even cheaper, what they were giving you originally.
Even if someone was to be indoors in his hours and would not go out , how many appliances would be using electricity constant for longer durations apart from fridge/freezer?
How many hours can one watch television now that one can do a lot with his android phone?
How many hours does one have to use the pressing iron for clothes?
How many hours do one use washing machine and how frequent do you even use it?
How many hours do you use your hot plate for heavy cooking which is regular except you dey run a restaurant?


The list is endless.....
But this scammers cease not to amaze us when they come with bills.
Why would anyone pay bills for something not seen or even used?
Though I know some people do not like to pay but how about those of us who are paying for things not seen used.

There has been no light in the entire State for more than 3 months and PBAT is not aware because they said PHED is owned by a former president but the North did not see light for just 10 days but a Presidential order was given and it was rectified.

nairalanda1:
Whatever you think of me, electrical power is a costly business.

Abeg rest, we understand your predicament

lexy2014:
who will give it to you?

investors will gladly do it,the problem is the willingness of fg to do its part that is all. If it is a serious government you will be shocked on the number of investors that will show interest.

femi4:
Abeg rest, we understand your predicament

Well, when all is said and done, petrol cannot cost less than 40 naira per liter