₦airaland Forum

Jakarta:
I don't think there is anything unfair here, it will be only unfair, if the band A users don't get the promised minimum 20hrs of electricity daily. There will always be an extra cost for extra services. You don't expect those living in Banana island to pay same rent with other areas in Lagos state, same thing applies to land cost.

I use both band A & E, and I must admit there are huge differences between both in terms of service delivery, as such the service cost of one is bound to be higher than the other.

A power outage of more than an hour on Band A will be considered abnormal, while 4 hours daily power supply for a month will be considered a miracle on Band E. 3 days of complete power outage are considered a norm on Band E in my area, though the cost is cheaper.

My grievances with DisCos is, the end user is responsible for cost of metering, transformers acquisition\installation and maintenance, electric poles and cables. Yet they still say we don't pay cost reflective tariffs.

todaynewsreview:
The point is, let's say both pay 1,000 naira for 20 units for example, Band A will exhaust theirs faster than Band E, thereby even buying more units since they enjoy more hours of light. There shouldn't be any discrepancy on the unit cost.

todaynewsreview:
The point is, let's say both pay 1,000 naira for 20 units for example, Band A will exhaust theirs faster than Band E, thereby even buying more units since they enjoy more hours of light. There shouldn't be any discrepancy on the unit cost.

jmoore:
Why didn't you talk about discrepancy in power availability for all bands? That's the crux of the matter.

If you don't want discrepancy in unit cost, then there will be only one band. Considering that 5,000 megawatts output for the national grid is too small to service more than 180 million people, that will require massive rationing. Every customer may end up getting a maximum of 4 hours of power supply or less daily if it will be rationed equally.

Jakarta:
Let's hear you, what do you think should be the best way to charge Band A users for service rendered? You definitely don't expect both bands to pay same cost for units, since the government is not subsidising anything here.

todaynewsreview:
Outside the increase hours they get, I don't see the need for differential rates.

todaynewsreview:
That should be why they're investing in the industry. We pay even for transformers and repairs of faulty ones. They should be able to meet our needs too. Don't you pay for meters and transformers too?

jmoore:
That's a completely different topic.

todaynewsreview:
Not at all. Imagine paying higher rates, and when there's a fault anywhere, you still pay to resolve it. Pray that transformer don't get damage, you'll still pay higher amount either to fix it get another one.

todaynewsreview:
Not at all. Imagine paying higher rates, and when there's a fault anywhere, you still pay to resolve it. Pray that transformer don't get damage, you'll still pay higher amount either to fix it get another one.

Jakarta:
Band E users still face these same challenges.

todaynewsreview:
The point is, let's say both pay 1,000 naira for 20 units for example, Band A will exhaust theirs faster than Band E, thereby even buying more units since they enjoy more hours of light. There shouldn't be any discrepancy on the unit cost.

sweerychick:
band A customers don't get the same units with others, we live in a Band A area and 5k naira of electricity gives you only 22 units but in band B is about 60 units, Band C about 90 units band E about 120 units. So you see we pay more for electricity, a month I recharge close to 120k on electric bills. Because we see light a minimum of 23hrs a day except for cases there's a transmission breakdown or power grid collapse.

todaynewsreview:
Should the users pay for these? It's business. If you provide more transformers and meters, you'll definitely get more ROI.

Take Dangote for example, if he decides to invest in this sector, everyone will meters and transformers since he knows, the more he provides, the more ROI. That's exactly what he's doing in the oil sector now.

Jakarta:
That's a different topic, check the title of your post.