₦airaland Forum

anonimi:
I thought that everyone is getting adequate power supply since 2015 when we followed Fashola's advice to replace PDP prosperity, peace and security with APC's extreme poverty and insecurity shege



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lba6Uf64Ogc
shut up man
electricity availability has never gotten any better than now In this country...
I experienced 90s,2000s,2010s and so on
now if you got the money you enjoy the light
in my town there's been like minimum 20hrs daily
if you get money you get light
was far better than buying 3litrs of fuel daily to charge phone

akingold2:
I don't understand all these subsidy issues. Who is subsidizing who. We buy poles, wire and even prepaid meter. We just bought a transformer for 12 million naira and are presently contributing 40000 per each house to repair the damaged transformer. Any fault in the new transformer we have to pay their ibedc staff for both labor and cost of material. Yet everyone keeps saying the government is subsidizing. Even if you audit properly you will find out that the prepaid meter cost that was supposed to be repaid to consumers is not being fully repaid. Who is really subsidizing who.

BBQZ:
The entire power band arrangement is a fraud. A BIG FRAUD.

If you supply me electricity for 24 hours, then bill me at the same rate you charge someone else based on actual energy consumed (per kilowatt-hour). Do not charge customers different rates simply because you have chosen to supply them different hours of electricity.

If you want to generate more revenue, then improve your service and provide 24-hour electricity to everyone. You cannot make up for poor service or supply limitations by charging some customers up to 10 times more than others.

And let’s be clear: some customers on Band C are also receiving more than 20 hours of electricity daily. So what exactly justifies the massive difference in tariffs?

The amount customers pay should reflect the electricity they actually consume—not a pricing structure designed to make some customers pay significantly more for the same service.

Imalwayshorny:
while me using band c is enjoying 24/7 electricity

But based on where you live

Kukutente23:
If this is true how come the Discos are still posting loses?
The maths is not adding up abeg

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/band-a-power-users-subsidised-others-with-n101bn-report

Imalwayshorny:
light is stable here bro

Justnation:
The government said it has removed subsidy , why are the people using band A made to subsidize electricity for others?.

Wicked APC and tinubu government

Later they will use the money to leave a lavish lifestyle

TINUBU MUST GO IN 2027

PETER OBI IS COMING

chinchum:
it is simple maths. I dont understand why many don't get it. It is the same maths many use to ask "how come Nigeria is borrowing after oil subsidy removal?"

If there are 10 cookies at a total fair market value and selling price of $500 to be sold to 10 kids, if we are to sell only 1 cookie to each kid, they each pay $50. What the band A is doing is causing 1 kid to pay above $50 , your confusion lies here i suspect, if that 1 kid is paying $65 , that 1 kid is subsidising the others by $15. However the other kids are all paying less than $50 with some even getting the cookie at $20, majority at $30. It makes sense that less than $500 will be obtained at the end of the day assuming everyone pays fully.

Kukutente23:
You should take your time to read through instead of this your pedestrian cookie analogy that's off point

chinchum:
Saying you don't understand suggest to me your understanding is that of a pre teen, i only explained in a way i will explain to a pre teen .

Parachoko:
Government should stop paying subsidy for people on Band B and C

Kukutente23:
Kindly point to where I said I don't understand.... And you are so quick to label people when you're failing at basic comprehension

Kukutente23:
If this is true how come the Discos are still posting loses?
The maths is not adding up abeg

chinchum:
The statement below is what i quoted, and it clearly ask a question affirming a lack of understanding.

It is different to say this report is not true, you stated "if this is true......"

Kukutente23:
Wow!!
This is how you understood my post?
Pls what school did you attend
Anyways, go through the numbers and you'll see what I'm talking about if you can understand it

asksafe:
Band A is a scam that Tinubu introduced to embezzle more funds from struggling people of Nigeria.
May God punish all those involved in the introduction of this BAND A SCAM

chinchum:
That is how any sensible people understood your post.

Kukutente23:
If this is true how come the Discos are still posting loses?
The maths is not adding up abeg

Imalwayshorny:
It’s not by band a oooo


I’m on band c using 33kv feeder and I’m enjoying 24/7 electricity

nairalanda1:
It's not a scam. Band A users are paying the actual price for electricity. Band B-E Users are paying about 33% of the price of the electricity they get, while the government is supposed to pay the rest...but most of the time 1) does not 2) even if they do, it is in tiny amounts and 3) still doesn't allow the discos make a profit on power supplied to those on those bands.

As a result, band B-E get the service they paid for. Band A gets the service they pay for.

The actual solution would be for everyone to pay Band A price, which would generate a lot of profit to be able to allow the electricity sector improve power, but since most nigerians cry poverty, (and at least 20% refuse to pay even the cheap band b-e prices at all) here we are.

Same situation in India...same power cuts there too.

You cannot underpay a business and expect it to give everyone premium service. They will priortise customers who pay the full price, and give half service to those who don't.

NinjaMetahuman:
They also use more power than most Nigerians.

Personally, I won't mind band A if Im guaranteed 20hrs of light a day.

CodeTemplar:
Looks bad in the surface but there are positives in the fact that leisurely consumers subsidize productive consumers.

Greenfusion:
the question i would ask is, your current power companies, can they supply the whole Nigeria Band A power effectively? If no, the Band thing is a scam....simple!

WhizdomXX:
So what's your solution?

NinjaMetahuman:
simple as abc.

And you are not allowed to cut anyone's light until you provide prepaid for them.

don't know why this is rocket science.