Customers in Oyo, Ogun may experience outages soon. Because the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) keeps disconnecting power businesses due to exorbitant debts, more electricity consumers nationwide have continued to experience power outages, and some others are uneasy, Entrepreneurng.com.
Surprisingly, consumers in various areas of Kebbi, Kaduna, Sokoto, and Zamfara are now suffering from blackouts as a result of the disconnection of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) by TCN, just as inhabitants of Aba were exhaling with relief after 10 days of darkness.
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As a result of the TCN’s threat to cut off Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) from the national grid, electricity users in the states of Oyo and Ogun are already uneasy.
In response to the plan by the Market Operator, a division of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to disconnect the power company’s feeders from the national grid due to inadequate remittances, the IBEDC’s managing director, Engr. Kingsley Achife, explained the issue.
“IBEDC sells and distributes electricity as a revenue collection arm of the electricity value chain,” he continued. However, because of slow payments and huge unpaid invoices by clients, the corporation is unable to meet its financial responsibilities.”
In order to fulfill its commitments to the Market Operator and other parties in the energy supply business to ensure continued and uninterrupted power supply, we consequently implore our esteemed customers to pay their current and outstanding bills.
He further added that IBEDC prioritizes offering its respected customers dependable and good service, but that it also demands prompt payment for the energy used.
It is everyone’s responsibility to pay for electricity in order to maintain the viability of our activities, he stated. We caution our customers that if they don’t pay their current and past-due electricity bills, their homes, towns, and places of business connected to our network may lose power. We urge every consumer to pay their invoices on time to avoid any hassles,” he said.
Dr. Abdullahi Bello Umar, the chairman of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in Kebbi State, lamented the protracted blackout in Birnin Kebbi and urged the government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to intervene, hold those accountable for the anti-masses decision accountable, and ensure that the power supply is restored.
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Nigeria is not a farm for animals, and as such, its residents shouldn’t be made to endure countless difficulties. Their social, financial, and physical well-being must be secured. This is the main responsibility of both public and private entities, including the government, its agents, and other people and corporations.
In conclusion, we demand the immediate restoration of power supply and an apology from the management of Kaduna Electric for this brazen abuse of citizens’ rights as such attitude contradicts the ethos of a civilized society, guidiannews.com
