Consumers seek waivers as new tariff takes off

Posted By: Akinola Ajibade

Electricity consumers are asking for waivers from power distribution companies (DisCos), following the decision of the Federal Government to implement the new tariff, The Nation has learnt.
Consumers, it was gathered, have been approaching the DisCos to cancel  some of their  debts in order to ease the burdens the new tariff is bringing upon them and charge  them less,  especially those  of them  that do not have meters, among others.
Investigations showed that consumers, who owe fixed charges, were also meeting DisCos to cancel their debts. A veterinary doctor, Akininyi Emmanuel said consumers were asking for waivers because they know that they would not be able to pay the new tariff.
He said consumers under the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (EBEDC) have been trying to get waivers since the new tariff took off about two weeks ago. Akininyi, who lives in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, said many have sought ways of negotiating with the company, following the introduction of the new tariff.
When The Nation visited some of the Business Units owned by the Ikeja Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution Companies (EKEDC), it found out that consumers have been asking for concessions since February 1, when the new tariff took off concurrently with the removal of fixed charges.
A staff of Ikeja Electric, who pleaded anonymity, said many customers, who came to recharge their meters have been asking for cancellation of the fixed charges they owed.

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