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Consumers To Pay N450,000 For Bying Meters – NERC (18915 Views)
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| RealNewsNigeria: 4:46am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Electricity consumers who by their meters will be forced to pay up to N450,000 as fine, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has declared. According to NERC, financial sanctions ranging from N50,000 to N450,000 for meter by by power consumers have been drafted by it and have been endorsed by the 11 electricity distribution companies operating in the country. It was gathered that NERC’s decision was also endorsed by the Federal Government through the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. This is coming as the regulator revealed that it was perfecting plans to deploy prepaid meters in government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies in order to avert future debt accumulation by the MDAs. The Vice Chairman, NERC, Sanusi Garba, while speaking on the prepaid meter issues raised in the zone of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company, told Fashola and other participants at the last monthly meeting of operators in the sector that the amount being charged as financial sanctions depended on the class of power consumer. Fashola advised NERC to be more accommodating during consultation and “advised the commission to place the highest level of sanctions on meter by to deter customers from such act.” “He (Fashola) advised the Discos to prosecute offenders at the municipal level by liaising with the respective state governments,” it added. http://www.realnews.i.ng/punishable-offence-by-meters-nerc/ 1 Like 1 Share |
| jay2pee(m): 5:09am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Idiots.... When 70% Nigerians never get prepaid meter
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| Re: Consumers To Pay N450,000 For Bying Meters – NERC by Nobody: 5:39am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Ok
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| hero01(m): 5:43am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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where ar the mater?
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| omenka(m): 5:47am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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And what would be the penalty for the thieving companies who give their customers arbitrary estimated bills when they are yet to install metres? Yeye dey ooze. 64 Likes 7 Shares |
| juman(m): 5:56am On Oct 03, 2017 |
hero01: Abi. 2 Likes |
| juman(m): 5:59am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Very useless and utterly clueless apc government. How many centuries can a country go in this apc way of governance before a country become a modern country. Obviously sensible and competent set of people is needed to lead the country. APC is a curse. 10 Likes 3 Shares |
| ORACLE1975(m): 6:00am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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MADNESS
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| Re: Consumers To Pay N450,000 For Bying Meters – NERC by Nobody: 6:03am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Keep regulating darkness.....you better focus on providing light before attracting issues 
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| pat1612(m): 7:25am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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The meter which has never been install  Why cant they tell distribution company to pay for bringing in those crazy bills  NERC too should pay public for collecting free salary and not regulating all this distribution companies 
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| dannytoe(m): 7:26am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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70% of nigerians dont connect their borehole to their meter, they by to save cost.
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| Yomzzyblog: 7:46am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Ok
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| Re: Consumers To Pay N450,000 For Bying Meters – NERC by Nobody: 7:46am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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It is a good idea.....a very good idea. Thing is, people who by meters and refuse to pay their power bills are a big part of the reason why we don't have light 24 hours a day. Our power sector needs money, and the vast majority of it is going to have to come from our pockets. So, if people keep on bying the meter, or stealing power...and then expect light to be on 24/7, they are just deceiving themselves. AM sure that most of the people who are doing this , if they were running businesses and they allowed customers to take their goods without paying....they would get broke. Nigerians....we have to pay to get light. Sorry, but that is privatization. 11 Likes |
| DanielsParker(m): 7:47am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Lol. a lot of people who by don't even have up to that amount.
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| suyamasta(m): 7:47am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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na so
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| stevenson007: 7:47am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Why by-ing meter? With the poor condition of power in this part of the world, you cant even consume 100 units in 2months. Prepaid meter is the best so that you will not get charged for what you did not use. 2 Likes |
| Biddypearl(f): 7:48am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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ok
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| Newbiee: 7:49am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Chai! And how much distribution companies would pay for bringing estimated crazy bills.?
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| agarawu23(m): 7:49am On Oct 03, 2017 |
jay2pee:confirm idiotss, they should distribute prepaid meters, I have been battling with them. Give us prepaid meters or we keep using direct light without meter
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| myners007: 7:49am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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I go blow plenty whistle for my area at least the whistle blowing commission go make me rich
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| silasweb(m): 7:50am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Like seriously
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| dust144(m): 7:50am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Come and tell those once staying in nyanya Abuja.
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| Re: Consumers To Pay N450,000 For Bying Meters – NERC by Nobody: 7:50am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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N450,000 ko 2 million ni
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| stevenson007: 7:51am On Oct 03, 2017 |
juman: APC is a curse? IMO the government of this nation is a curse! All parties are the same, no party is better than the other. They are all cursed set of persons controlled by the unknown world of dark evil. Wait until you get to that seat you will know. Its dark evil agents that sits on the head of every nation today take it or leave. 3 Likes |
| Re: Consumers To Pay N450,000 For Bying Meters – NERC by Nobody: 7:51am On Oct 03, 2017 |
pat1612: The bills you get from the DISCOS are not crazy....infact we pay very cheaply for electricity. As an example....my estimated bill for power in my previous residence was N6400 (One bedroom apt). A similar apartment in England....the bill with a prepaid meter is N15000 (All values per month). Guess why English houses have light 24/7.....and why Nigerian houses can't get light. Money to fix power is not going to drop from heaven....like manna....from our pockets it will come. 2 Likes |
| Akinz0126(m): 7:51am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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G
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| VIPERVENOM(m): 7:52am On Oct 03, 2017 |
juman:FIXED |
| Akinz0126(m): 7:53am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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Ayam not understanding Anyway it's ma birthday.show some love 1 Like |
| Re: Consumers To Pay N450,000 For Bying Meters – NERC by Nobody: 7:54am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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What about you that fraudulently give estimated billings to consumers?What will be your penalty?ediot.
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| Chukazu: 7:55am On Oct 03, 2017 |
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and how much are you paying consumers for years of "Estimated" Billings without metering?
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