EKEDC downgrades customers – The Nation Newspaper

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced the reduction of electricity supply to seven feeders in its franchise. In the process, the utility downgraded some customers from Band A to Band E under the service-based tariff system, cutting power supply to as low as four hours daily.

The announcement came via its verified X (formerly Twitter) account, confirming that seven feeders were downgraded from Band A, which guarantees a minimum of 20 hours of electricity daily, to lower service bands under the Service-Based Tariff (SBT) regime.

Under the SBT introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in 2020, customers are classified into five bands based on daily supply hours, ranging from Band A with a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours supply; Band B, minimum of 16 hours; Band C, minimum of 12 hours; Band D, minimum of eight hours and Band E, minimum of four hours. The system is designed to align tariffs with the quality of service delivered by distribution companies.

According to EKEDC, affected feeders include Palace Road on Lagos Island and Army Resettlement in Mushin, which were downgraded from Band A to Band E. Other areas, such as Badore (Ajah), Beecham (Agbara), Chevy View (Lekki), New Yaba (Akoka), Old Niger (Ajele District), and NAFDAC Isolo, were downgraded from Band A to Band C.

The utility firm, in a post on its verified X page, formerly Twitter over the weekend, listed the downgraded feeders to include: Badore in Ajah from Band A to C, Palace Road located in Island from Band A to E, Beecham in Agbara from Band A to C, Chevy View (OADC) in Lekki from Band A to C.

Others are: New Yaba (Akoka) in Ijora District from Band A to C, Old Niger in Ajele District, from Band A to C, NAFDAC(Isolo) under Mushin District was downgraded from Band A to C and Army Resettlement also in Mushin District was downgraded from Band A to E.

Efforts to get clarifications from the EKEDC proved abortive as the utility’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, Babatunde Lasaki, did not respond to calls made to his mobile number.