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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has sanctioned eight DisCos for failing to comply with monthly energy caps for unmetered customers between July and September 2024.

The affected DisCos include Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola.

The commission, in a statement on Thursday, said these DisCos have been fined over N628 million and must issue credit adjustments to affected customers by May 15, 2025.


The statememt reads, “Pursuant to Section 34(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 2023 (“EA 2023”), the commission has sanctioned eight ( Electricity Distribution Companies (“DisCos”) – Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola, for failing to fully comply with the monthly energy caps issued by the commission between July – September 2024 (2024/Q3).”

The commission said the sanction is vital to ensure regulatory compliance and consumer protection in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.

Source: https://punchng.com/nerc-fines-eight-discos-n628m-for-flouting-estimated-billing-rules

I know say Ikeja go dey among.

BEDC should be the biggest. Those guys extorted me for years with estimated billing

Estimated billing is fraud

Hope no be say na the customers go still pay for the fine sha 🤫🫢😂😂

adenigga:
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BEDC

The situation where consumers served by BEDC electricity distribution company, we're having and experienced a significant delay in receiving prepaid electricity meters we applied for. They appear to be manipulating the system by preferring estimated billing, even though it results in unreliable electricity service, because it allows them to receive more payment than the electricity they provided. Essentially, they are benefiting from a system failure. This highlights a problem with both the BEDC's meter rollout and billing practices, and the consumers unethical actions.

Could you believe that BEDC has only one team installing meters for all of Ekiti State, and that this team is primarily focused on Ado LGA., strongly suggests a servers capacity problem. It's highly improbable and raises serious questions about the company ability to provide timely service to the entire state. This explains the significant delay in meter installations, the preference for estimated billing ( even with its flaws), and the potential for widespread consumer abuse.
The concentration of resources in Ado LGA., while the remaining 15LGAs., suffer demonstrates a profound lack of equitable service distribution.
This raises concerns about potential favoritism or mismanagement within BEDC.

Why is Abapower excluded?

YeyeGbami:
I know say Ikeja go dey among.

Of course, they have to be among.

After clearing the estimated bill, notice of disconnection was issued by them in October last year. You can't imagine that this Ikeja Electric are still sending estimated bill till March.

Someone just sit in an office to print and issue estimated bill. No recourse to balance of account yet they have several finance departments interested in making money for the company.

Why is ibedc not there? What did they fail to fully comply with in terms of the monthly energy caps issued by the commission?

XtraFortunes:
BEDC should be the biggest. Those guys extorted me for years with estimated billing

Estimated billing is fraud

I even shock not to see them there sef. BEDC wey be BABA for estimated and other fees(transformers fee, 'disconnection fee', connection fee, cable fee, fuse fee, maintenance fee etc)🙆🏿‍♂️

Emanodimo:
Of course, they have to be among.

After clearing the estimated bill, notice of disconnection was issued by them in October last year. You can't imagine that this Ikeja Electric are still sending estimated bill till March.

Someone just sit in an office to print and issue estimated bill. No recourse to balance of account yet they have several finance departments interested in making money for the company.

I've had my share of their torture, na meter save my life

bobbiiee:
Why is ibedc not there? What did they fail to fully comply with in terms of the monthly energy caps issued by the commission,?

IBEDC na another weyrey disco

adenigga:
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Enforced it across board

I know Enugu disco must be there. Those rogues know nothing than extorting customers.

IKEDC no go follow ké?

XtraFortunes:
BEDC should be the biggest. Those guys extorted me for years with estimated billing

Estimated billing is fraud

I was expecting to see them on the list but shockingly they are not there, probably because customers aren't reporting them. I'm currently battling it out with them, despite battling it out last year and NERC told them to stop but they resumed with the estimated billing nonsense after 3 months

YeyeGbami:
IBEDC na another weyrey disco

They're the worst of all.

KushLyon:
I was expecting to see them on the list but shockingly they are not there, probably because customers aren't reporting them. I'm currently battling it out with them, despite battling it out last year and NERC told them to stop but they resumed with the estimated billing nonsense after 3 months

My brother I have finally gotten my prepaid and I don't finish 5k a month. Those thieves were bringing 20k bill to me monthly

EKEDC should be fined N450m.

XtraFortunes:
BEDC should be the biggest. Those guys extorted me for years with estimated billing

Estimated billing is fraud

I was expecting that unfortunate BEDC to make the list.

I pity customers

EEDC now na Mainpower should be fined 1Billion for Extortion of Poor Enugu state Citizens

Telecommunication companies are ripping off Nigerians. Do we still have consumers protection council in this country?

NCC has betrayed Nigerians in what looks like they have collected bribe from the Telcos. Both voice and data charges are highly exorbitant right now with hidden (wayo) billing inclusive. What nonsense is this?
Glo just billed me over #22 per minute.

I think it's high time we began to protest.

Is this fine or share collection? IKEDC alone pass 2 billion naira

Normally

Ikeja electric and Eko electric be Eleribu

10m monthly bills from Eko electric for my lkoyi office , from 2.5million ooo

Ikeja electric tried Sha...They moved my hood back to affordable Band B and see as everybody happy eh!

Imagine massive happiness over electricity downgrade!

APC and Tinubu, una do this one!

Thank God Ikeja is there.

If the service is monopolized by the service provider and the consumer desperately needs the service, and the provider is the alpha and omega then the consumer is doomed.

WHY WAS ABA POWER LIMITED: APL NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST..?

APL is EXPLOITING Aba Residents with Estimated billings recklessly.
Residents are billed as high as 100k monthly and with an intimidating mandate to pay all.

We pay more for electricity bill than even our house rents.

The govt is NOT listening.
Residents are left at the mercy of this greedy people. And it's a question of time before violent protests erupt in the state over this estimated billings.

APL IS A CURSE TO ABIANS..

Eko Electric na were.. We have been downgraded from Band A to Band B since Saturday April 5th amd still charging us band A tarrif till now ooo

Useless organization

WHY WAS ABA POWER LIMITED- APL NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST..
APL is EXPLOITING Aba Residents with Estimated billings recklessly.

Residents are billed as high as 100k monthly and with an intimidating mandate to pay all.

We pay more for electricity bill than even our house rents.
The govt is NOT listening.

Residents are left at the mercy of this greedy people.

APL IS A CURSE TO ABIANS..

It seems na ABA people full this nairaland o
See as most of the comments is regarding Aba Power/APL

They will pay and still spread the fine on the customers through more estimated bills.

The citizens are being extorted, the government is fining the extortionists, the extortionists are paying fines comfortably and passing the bill to the people. The extortionists are happy, government is making money, the people are distressed at the games being played brazenly.

adenigga:
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