EEDC Threatens Disconnection Over Unpaid Bills: Nigerian Army, Universities, and Southeast Government Houses Affected
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has issued a disconnection notice to several high-profile customers, including the Nigerian Army, the University of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, and the government houses of the five Southeast states, due to unpaid electricity bills.
The EEDC notice, issued on Friday, warns these bodies to settle their outstanding bills by June 10, 2024 or find an alternative source of power.
“The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to notify its customers with outstanding electricity bills that effective from 10th June 2024, the company will commence the disconnection of electricity supply to these indebted customers,” the notice states.
“This exercise has become necessary considering the huge unpaid electricity bills and accrued arrears, which has consistently put the company in a precarious revenue deficit position, making it difficult to meet up with its power purchase obligations.“
The company asked the debtor entities to understand that for it to “continue providing servicesto its esteemed customers, it is pertinent that electricity bills, which are for energy already consumed, are paid in full”.
List Of Debtor Customers
The notice from EEDC listed some of its big debtors: Enugu State government, Ebonyi State government, Anambra State government, Abia State government, Imo State government, Innoson Technical & Industries, University of Nigeria (Enugu & Nsukka Campuses) and Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd. Others are Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Railway Corporation, National Drug Law Enforcement, UNTH, Enugu, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Coal Corporation Quarters, Federal Secretariat & Establishment, GMO Rubber Division, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Ebonyi State Govt. (Ecumenical Centre 1), Nigeria Prisons Training School, Central Bank of Nigeria offices, Concorde Hotel, Owerri, and Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.
Other entities it mentioned included Enugu High Court, Reliable Steel & Plastic Ind. Ltd., Jilnas Industries, BENGAS Nigeria Ltd., CIFO Petroleum Ltd., STANEL Filling Station, Highlift Pumping Station, FINOC Industries Ltd., Aluminium Extrusion Industries Ltd., VIN VAL Limited, Local Government Council offices, Saint Davids Porter Nigeria Ltd., Gees Denver Company Limited, the Federal Controller of Works, Hospitals Management Board and DONLINK Plastic Industries.
To prevent their supply of power from being cut off, the organization requested the concerned consumers to pay up their arrears by June 10, 2024, at the latest.
The message applies to all customer groups (Maximum Demand and Non-Maximum Demand) who are indebted to EEDC.
For any inquiries, they provided the following number for contact: 08150824157.
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