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Some electricity consumers in Auchi, Jattu and South-Ibie, in Etsako West Local Government area of Edo have decried the epileptic supply and outrageous billing by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC).

In separate interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the consumers said this had crippled economic and social activities in the area.

Mr Umoru Abu, a resident, said: “BEDC has made life unbearable for us; we cannot operate our businesses due to epileptic electricity supply”.

Another resident, Mr Aloysius Dumare, expressed displeasure with the estimated monthly billing by the company in spite of the erratic supply in the area.

“There is lack of commitment on the part of the distribution company to provide prepaid meters to customers.

“BEDC should do something about our meters because the estimated billing is unbearable,” he said.

Mr Aliu Polycap also appealed to BEDC to improve electricity supply and ensure distribution of prepaid meters to the area.

He urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to monitor activities in the sector to ensure quality service delivery to the people.

Responding, Mr Caleb Ntem, the Public Relations Officer of BEDC, said the company was concerned about the plight of the people and appealed to the consumers for understanding.

Ntem blamed the epileptic electricity supply in the area to the drop in allocation from the national grid.

“Electricity from the national grid has dropped below 2,000 megawatts. As at today, we have only 806 megawatts, which is not enough for us to be able to give every consumer 24-hour supply.

“As for the prepaid meters, BEDC will soon commence the installation of the meters for those who have paid,” Ntem said.

http://www.energywatchng.com/auchi-residents-decry-epileptic-electricity-supply-outrageous-bills/

Their neighbours are bombing oil installations, they should decry that one first.

kabrud:
Their neighbours are bombing oil installations, they should decry that one first.

I sit the bombing that necessitated the high and outrageous billing by the BEDC?

Is it the bombing that stopped the BEDC from distributing prepaid meters?

Dem go de talk another thing, you go just swerve begin talk off point.

Mtcheeeew

kabrud:
Their neighbours are bombing oil installations, they should decry that one first.

people like you are the cause of all the problems we have in this country.
defending trash by throwing blames even when it's not necessary

Can you imagine from 5000mw we dropped to 806mw.. Nigerian is doomed under this clueless government..

You complained that so little is being done when you were outside, you called the person clueless, you boasted to do more if given the chance to. Now you are given the mandate instead of improve on what you met, you destroyed it. Now who's the clueless one?

And pls don't give me the excuse of "oil installation are being bombed", there were bombings too during the previous regimes..

Phcn will still bring outrageous bills for services they didn't provide.

What a country...

I'm not understanding this megawatt drop they always mention. When it was 5000mw we got light 12hrs daily, now they say it is below 2000mw wd still get light 12hrs daily.