Electricity Distribution Company Says No Payment Required From October 20 Due To Power Outage

 

Electricity Distribution Company Says No Payment Required From October 20 Due To Power Outage

An electricity distribution company, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), has exempted its customers from paying bills from October 20 following prolonged power outage in Kaduna and its environs for more than one week.

The distribution company disclosed this on its X handle today, Saturday, saying the customers would only pay the bills for power consumed from October 1 to October 19, while they will not pay from October 20 in the bills that will be out in November.

It will be recalled that for almost a week, many parts of the North had been plunged into darkness following the announcement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) of a major fault in the 330KV Ugwaji–Makurdi transmission lines.

A power transmission station.The situation led to a significant outage affecting the North-East, North-West, and parts of North-Central, resulting in a loss of more than 468 Megawatts, according to media reports.

However, as a result of the power outage in Kaduna and its environs, the electricity Distribution Company announced on Saturday that residents will only pay for power consumed from October 1 to October 19.

In a statement on its X handle, it wrote: "However, customers should please note that they are required to pay for electricity consumed from 1st October to 19th October. This means that customers will be billed for the days electricity was supplied this month.

"The new bills, which will be out in November, will therefore reflect the total electricity consumed from the beginning of the month up to the point the outage began."

Below is the screenshot of the statement by the distribution company on the issue: