Electricity consumers in Delta insist on “No Meter, No Billing”
Electricity consumers in Delta have charged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to enforce the “No Meter, No Billing” rule in the country.
The consumers made the demand on Friday at a one-day NERC Electricity Consumers Public Consultation on the theme, ” Capping of Estimated Billing and Distribution Franchising” in Asaba.
Some of the consumers, Mr John Uche, Mr Larry Olise, Mr Sam Obidi, Mrs Ngozi Obi among others described the services of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in the state as deplorable and reaping off the consumers through estimated billings.
According to them, the people of
Delta deserve an apology from the distribution company and the power regulator
for the poor services and neglect. “Nigerians are not supposed to pay for
meters, nor procure transformers, electricity cables among others before being
connected to the public power source.
“NERC should make the DISCOs supply and
pre-paid meters free to every home and until they do this they must stop given
the consumer’s estimated billings. “We insist on No Meter, No Billings,” they
said. They, however, pledged to explore opportunities in the distribution
franchise and called on NERC to fasten the process of meter supply and
installation to every consumer to ensure proper electricity billings in the
state.
Vanguard
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