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The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has added 23 more Band A feeders, raising the total to 179.
This was as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the Multi-Year Tariff Order feeder upgrade for the 23 feeders.
In a statement made available to our correspondent, the IKEDC Head of Corporate Communication, Kingsley Okotie, said the approval of the 23 feeders followed NERC’s review of Disco’s ability to deliver 20 hours of electricity daily.
Band A customers are premium customers who have been exempted from government electricity subsidies.
Since April, those on Band A have paid over N200 per kilowatt-hour instead of N68. They are to enjoy a minimum of N20 hours of electricity every day.
Meanwhile, the IKEDC has warned customers to remove unauthorised assets on its poles across the six business units.
The Disco said there were flagrant violations and disregard for safety around its electricity poles by individuals and some corporate organisations, for private and commercial use.
“It is imperative to state that these acts not only portend great danger to the perpetrators and members of the public but also inhibit our operations, which ultimately affects the quality of service to our esteemed customers.
“To this end, our team of technicians will commence the removal of unauthorised assets on our poles across the six business units as well as explore available extant laws guiding the use of these facilities, with a bid to prosecute errant offenders to serve as a deterrent to others,” the IKEDC warned.
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