₦airaland Forum

nairalanda1:
68% of metered electricity consumers bypass their meters

You just had to go and copy a link from an unreliable source just to proof a point....

Also what's the point engaging with you when you are one of those anti people agent paid to post propaganda all over the Internet.

bentenny:
But why haven't some states started building their own independent power plants to serve their states?
Several states like Lagos,abia state have started their own and it's already operational!
Bayelsa state is about to complete their independent turbine!
So why are most state governors not trying to provide electricity for the states through the construction of IPPs esp with the decentralization of electricity to states law?

At bolded....Same question I ask myself

nairalanda1:
LOL...we can remove the minister of power, we can even replace the minister of power with Trump or Putin, and the power supply would still be bad because MOST nigerians do not pay a cost reflective tarrif.

I keep saying this, when GSM came to Nigeria, there was no GSM backbone in the country, talkless of internet. All we had was the nitel landline system which was wack already. But because Obasanjo said that GSM companies should be allowed to charge cost reflective tarrifs, and only because of that, many GSM companies made the profit that enabled them to do good service, enjoy home internet and so forth,(Of course, the fact that you cannot use a phone unless you pay some money into it, and even if you want to only recieve calls, the line would be disconnected eventually if NO PAYMENT IS MADE).

Meanwhile power companies came around in 2013. GEJ as many people say was a kind and listening man. But to run government, you also have to be realistic. GEJ finished the privatisation of power, but also brought in price controls, and subsidy. BY 2019, a KwH Of power cost N30 Less than what it took to produce it. NOwadays for most people it costs about N100 Less than what it takes to produce it...unless you are Band A...which are 20% of consumers.

Additionally, all the bad habits we did with NEPA...we brought with disco. Bypassing meter...60% Of people bypass their meters (That is for those who shout that if we meter everyone, they will pay without ceasing! ). Refusing to pay, or underpaying...and even those who pay, most pay the subsidised price, and meanwhile government is strugging to pay the subsidy, because the cost of production is rising, because gas prices are not STATIC.

And what do you expect is the result...

A POWER SECTOR THAT DOES NOT AND CANNOT MAKE ENOUGH OF A PROFIT TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Yet. tell people on nairaland this truth...they will call you APC supporter, data boy, Agbero, etc. (Apparently believing a business should make a profit is tantamount to supporting APC...no wonder many businesspeople support APC..Lol..). Or they will call you a liar. Like someone who brought newspaer report saying a disco was punished for overcharging consumers...WHAT THE EFF DO YOU EXPECT? When most consumers ARE NOT PAYING WHAT WOULD BE SUFFICENT TO MAKE A PROFIT....THINGS LIKE RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS WHO DO PAY TO AT LEAST BREAK EVEN HAPPEN.

Yes, your refusal to pay cost reflective tarrifs...is why discos are ripping off consumers. Your government's refusal...yes, TInubu's refusal to enforce cost reflective tarrifs for all, is why discos are ripping off consumers. And the fact discos cannot make a profit is why most of you STILL HAVE TO BUY YOUR OWN POLES AND TRANSFORMER, AND WIRES!

Truth is not accepted in this country, that's why we have bandits disturbing us, and UGM tormenting us, and kidnappers in the forest.

Do you have any concrete evidence that Nigerians don't pay for electricity?

Moreover the message was meant for the underperforming minister of power..

nairalanda1:
LOL...we can remove the minister of power, we can even replace the minister of power with Trump or Putin, and the power supply would still be bad because MOST nigerians do not pay a cost reflective tarrif.

I keep saying this, when GSM came to Nigeria, there was no GSM backbone in the country, talkless of internet. All we had was the nitel landline system which was wack already. But because Obasanjo said that GSM companies should be allowed to charge cost reflective tarrifs, and only because of that, many GSM companies made the profit that enabled them to do good service, enjoy home internet and so forth,(Of course, the fact that you cannot use a phone unless you pay some money into it, and even if you want to only recieve calls, the line would be disconnected eventually if NO PAYMENT IS MADE).

Meanwhile power companies came around in 2013. GEJ as many people say was a kind and listening man. But to run government, you also have to be realistic. GEJ finished the privatisation of power, but also brought in price controls, and subsidy. BY 2019, a KwH Of power cost N30 Less than what it took to produce it. NOwadays for most people it costs about N100 Less than what it takes to produce it...unless you are Band A...which are 20% of consumers.

Additionally, all the bad habits we did with NEPA...we brought with disco. Bypassing meter...60% Of people bypass their meters (That is for those who shout that if we meter everyone, they will pay without ceasing! ). Refusing to pay, or underpaying...and even those who pay, most pay the subsidised price, and meanwhile government is strugging to pay the subsidy, because the cost of production is rising, because gas prices are not STATIC.

And what do you expect is the result...

A POWER SECTOR THAT DOES NOT AND CANNOT MAKE ENOUGH OF A PROFIT TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Yet. tell people on nairaland this truth...they will call you APC supporter, data boy, Agbero, etc. (Apparently believing a business should make a profit is tantamount to supporting APC...no wonder many businesspeople support APC..Lol..). Or they will call you a liar. Like someone who brought newspaer report saying a disco was punished for overcharging consumers...WHAT THE EFF DO YOU EXPECT? When most consumers ARE NOT PAYING WHAT WOULD BE SUFFICENT TO MAKE A PROFIT....THINGS LIKE RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS WHO DO PAY TO AT LEAST BREAK EVEN HAPPEN.

Yes, your refusal to pay cost reflective tarrifs...is why discos are ripping off consumers. Your government's refusal...yes, TInubu's refusal to enforce cost reflective tarrifs for all, is why discos are ripping off consumers. And the fact discos cannot make a profit is why most of you STILL HAVE TO BUY YOUR OWN POLES AND TRANSFORMER, AND WIRES!

Truth is not accepted in this country, that's why we have bandits disturbing us, and UGM tormenting us, and kidnappers in the forest.

Do you have any concrete evidence that Nigerians don't pay for electricity?

Burob:
Resign & apologize? una can funny well well.

Can you state why he should retain his position as the minister of Power

seunjungle1:
That minister is very clueless, no light at all here....Karu transmission had to be one of the best transmission in FCT before...now turned to rubbish.
That Mr Adebayo Adelabu is not part of Renewed Hope at all...
The funny part of
it is that he's from my state eyeing next state governor....you know go enter...present representation shows that you have nothing to offer the good people of Oyo State

It truly votes count in Nigeria that man would never the governorship election after his abysmal performance as Minister of power

Nazgul:
I honestly thought I was the only one noticing this. Power supply has dropped drastically, and it’s becoming unbearable.

Since this week, we haven’t even had up to 6 hours of electricity in a whole day. It comes briefly, disappears, comes back for a short while, and then goes off again. Sometimes you don’t even know whether to switch appliances on or just forget about it entirely.

What makes it more annoying is the government’s incompetence in handling the power sector. They are very quick to increase electricity tariffs, and push everyone into Band A without their consent, but extremely slow or completely unwilling to provide stable power. We keep paying more for darkness.

Businesses are suffering. People working from home aren't findet funny cos the heat this period is unbearable. Yet, the same government will come out and tell us to be patient.

Patient for how long?

You can’t keep increasing tariffs when supply is getting worse. that’s exploitation. If they can’t guarantee reasonable power supply, the least they can do is stop piling extra costs on citizens who are already overwhelmed.

Electricity is not a luxury, it’s a necessity which every reasonable government should provide for its citizens.

When one complain APC supporters and Reno Omokri will tag you as enemies of Nigeria.

MilesMaxwell:
Is it the reason why there's epileptic power supply?

The power supply this time around is really bad

The present minister of power wants to become the Governor of Oyo State..

Adedibu or whatever his name is the most under performing Minister in president Tinubu's Cabinet

It remain the power sector

madridguy:
Trump is just looking for every avenue to bully countries into submission to have free access to their natural and national resources.

The Chinese in collaboration with some northern elites are freely mining the solid mineral resources in Zamfara and you have always indirectly supported them.

We are messed up in this country

Let me check if my one and only LinkedIn account was affected...

Morenikeji090:
Go release him…. Una go just they type rubbish up and down… no be northern power na northern strength. Ode

Werey!

Have they not been released and called "repentant terrorist"

Weezyclan:
Why not buy directly from Udemy.

What are some advantages of buying directly from udemy?

I know those kidnapped are Christians.

OkanlawonB:
Please, lets stop being naive, has America finished solving her own domestic problems of massive homelessness ( more than 700k American are homeless) and large scale fatal gun violence.

Are you a terrorist sympathizer?

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Vanity upon vanity all is vanity.

What about WW2

ElSudani:
You are leaving out the major ones like Somalia, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Palestine.

Those are Arab countries......I intentionally left them out

Here is a partial list of countries where the United States has helped to restore peace (through diplomacy, aid, peacekeeping operations or military support).

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo

Sierra Leone

Liberia

Namibia

Mozambique

Côte d’Ivoire

South Sudan

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Central African Republic

Mali

Haiti

Cyprus

USA brought WW2 to an end

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If you stay at Ikorodu what is the present power supply situation in your area?

OluwaBlessyn:
Make he first Ronaldo reach 1,000 goals then

Moreover, the Argentine genius needed "only" 1,131 matches to reach 890 goals, while CR7 played 1,220 games


@ bolded.....All CR7 fans are in pains right now.

OKOATA:
I stay at Elepe and the light isn't like before since the 1 month repair they embarked on then.

Honestly, before power was at least stable....

Back then we experience at least 20 hours of power supply daily...

I learnt that during the upgrade most of the power supply meant for Ikorodu was redirected to Festac, Isolo and Ikeja.

I am on estimated billing and I pay 23k monthly when I presently don't consume up to 3kw/h