favor914:
And competition, it is still a monopoly, if for any reason they fail on their obligations you have no option, if Sprint fails me, I move on to T mobile, if Gas of Ohio fails me, I move on to AEP Ohio.

RealEzee:

these are not reasons enough bud, first people in SA are already seeing the light that they're paying for, not here abi d bills u pay corresponds with what you hoped for? Did u pay for 4hrs light daily in Naija?
Citizens have lost trust in the sector, my side we even have timetable sef, 3 days on one day off, yet its not up 24hrs kwa but now Bill don go up ooo we go still pay, what's their reason for the increasement? Nothing at all.

Provide an enabling environment for the citizens and watch them grow independently, our siblings who travel to the west are enjoying basic amenities and paying jejeli cos it's worth it, we would do same here too if it's worth it, people have paid for meters for years n yet to receive, the sector keep on extorting people.

Miaplaced priorities by the government, quick to pass bills that negatively affect the citizens at large than General good.

We have no excuse why we should be having 24/7 power, the resources are there.

obailala:
The low tariff is the reason cited by the DISCOs and potential investors on why they cant improve their service or invest in new infrastructure. They've been calling for an increase in tariff since 2014.

saseremichael:
God Heal Our Land!

kikero:


I agree with you ,running electricity business for the Nigerian populace is bad business that no business man will want to venture into for now.Government is running at a loss ,why do you think that Nigerian business men like dangote don't venture into electricity generation to general public .it's because most people cannot pay for it because ,so even when they build small generating station,they supply to companies who can pay for it .The truth of the matter is that electricity production is expensive and not just as easy as people think .when you produce ,you have to maintain production ,today you are producing 5000, tomorrow vandalization and other factor has caused production to drop.some people don't just want things to be good in Nigeria.the problem is not only the government but bad people in the country.









Look, I blame the government too, many government agencies don't pay for power

But power has been in private hands since 2013.

And the problem is up till recently it cost 53 naira to produce one kWh of electricity. And we were paying 30 naira or less for that kWh

Add the fact that in some areas 40-50% of people were not paying their bills.

And before you about meter , people bypass their meters. And threaten disco workers who catch them.

Power is being run as a business. And we Nigerians are not paying enough for service. In fact government has has to bail out powe sector with 1 trillion naira yearly, and it is estimated they need one trillion naira more

You can call me a Buhari supporter. I am not. I don't even support PDP or APC. But one thing I know. If you were running a business and 50 percent of your customers did not pay for the things they buy from you you would be broke in months.

Let's get real.

Mistakemaker:

Then what do the fg stand to gain by keeping it in the exclusive list and suffering the people.. To me states should be allowed to generate power and supply their states, you will find out some states will have stable electricity

alizma:

The major issue is that prepaid, once electricity become a real business in Nigeria, competition will follows.

kikero:


I don't work for the power companies

Infact I have had cause to exchange words with some disco officials at one point over issues with a meter they promised and did not bring( ended up paying estimated billing. )

I also believe they are part of the problem too and also think they don't meter enough

But I have also read around the issue , and while no expert , have unearthed a lot of information to see that power problem is not just about government does not give us power.

One other thing. When I was a student, I lived in an off campus residence , something like flats. Out of 40 of us living in that flat, less than ten of us were paying the NEPA bill for the whole place

It was that experience, that woke me up to the nature of the beast.

I will conclude that when I blame Nigerians for not paying their bills, I kind of hate myself. If I was in power, I would try to give every Nigerian free electricity

But the sad reality is there is no such thing.

Good evening to you too.

fjjc:
The major problem of electricity distribution in which 24/7 power supply will be achieved are sole sabotage by marketers of various kinds in IBDC. The meters they fail to make available is where they catch out on the populace. These marketers will go to various houses that do not have meters or the sole call prepaid meters and give those houses one ridiculous amount to pay. Failure to pay the money, they will come for disconnection. If there are enough prepaid meters electricity will be available in abundant.

Wiseandtrue:

Don't tell me that you now have electricity 24/7 in your area

allthingsgood:


True but that's a long term goal. As at today tho, can u pay for 24/7 electricity

EmptyGarden:
Sabotage.

Kaduna1stson:
Incompetent leadership, we chose a man who has never had light as he trained his cows for the past 30 years as president. Failures begets more failures.

God bless Umaru Yar'Adua

allthingsgood:


True but that's a long term goal. As at today tho, can u pay for 24/7 electricity

FrMbaka:
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Fulani land!

Keep deceiving yourself

Barbsamiin:

Ok

Kaduna1stson:
Incompetent leadership, we chose a man who has never had light as he trained his cows for the past 30 years as president. Failures begets more failures.

God bless Umaru Yar'Adua

Kaduna1stson:
Incompetent leadership, we chose a man who has never had light as he trained his cows for the past 30 years as president. Failures begets more failures.

God bless Umaru Yar'Adua

allthingsgood:
Can u even pay for the 24/7 light.

AreaFada2:

With prepaid meter you pay as you use, Abi?

Why suffer headache for another man's problem?

Nobody thought mobile telecommunication would be affordable to Africans. But it is now.

There are luxury cars for sale all over 9ja. People buy whichever car they can afford. Use power as you can afford. That is the beauty of prepaid meters.

Benin Republic and Ghana have better power supply. Citizens there are not richer than Nigerians.

Mistakemaker:
What exactly is stopping Nigeria from having 24/7 electricity and making money form it as well as stabilising the economy?

Let's hear people's thoughts

Mistakemaker:

Then what do the fg stand to gain by keeping it in the exclusive list and suffering the people.. To me states should be allowed to generate power and supply their states, you will find out some states will have stable electricity

solmusdesigns:





To effectively power a country the size of Nigeria, Nigeria need Nuclear Power plants or Coal power plant

Hydro dams and hydrothermal gas plant are simply waste of time

Unfortunately United Nations Nuclear Energy Agency won't allow Nigeria build a Nuclear power plant because they know the waste from a Nuclear Fuel is what is used for fussion Nuclear bombs and they can't allow Africans such powerful weapon... This is why the whites apartheid regime of South Africa dismantled it's nuclear plants when handing over to blacks


Coal plants on the other hand which still powers world developed countries like China US even South Africa, are now been barred by UN due to its CO2 emmision

The Solution in my own opinion is to take the Russian loan deal for them to build and manage Nuclear stations for us, one in Kogi State the other one at Cross River, while we pay them back for 30 years, because the Americans and Westerners would never agree to build such for us, any attempt to build it on our own sanctions would keep flying left and right like it's happening in IRAN

Other option is to adopt the Professor Berth Nnaji approach .. by calling in Chinese investors to build coal plants at Enugu and other coal producing states , we sell them Coal they give us power and we pay them for kilowatt they supply to national grid




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allthingsgood:
Can u even pay for the 24/7 light.

Darestc2k12:


To have 24/7 electricity is a very simple all we need is political will.
First state and local government must allowed by law to generate and distribute their via private/public partnership.

Secondly, all discos must be mandated to supply prepaid meters to every household / flats and rooms. They should MAKE PREPAID METERS AVAILABLE LIKE PHONES in TELECOM sector.

Thirdly, solar energy, wind energy and free energy should be encouraged and made cheaper by all levels of government. Import duties on these products should be zero.

POLITICAL WILL is very crucial.

Lipscomb:
Here in the estate since last year we have been having 24/7 light. But the billing is much

favor914:
They will drag their feet, Monopoly promotes abuse, renewable & solar energy is the future, the sector is designed to fail, how Nigeria got it wrong on electricity only Jehovah knows, metering can’t work, no urban planning, houses were built in a zig zag manner.