Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Kogi regional workplace has bemoaned the excessive charge of power thefts by prospects within the area.
Chief Business Officer for the area, Olaseni Agunpopo, who disclosed this in Lokoja on Saturday, through the go to of some members of the Correspondents Chapel of Nigerian Union of Journalist, Kogi State Council, stated that power theft has turn out to be a menace that has lengthy plagued the ability sector within the area.
He stated people and companies unlawful faucet into the power supply and a few by-passing the meters to keep away from paying for the power they consumed.
According to him, power theft is a critical difficulty that impacts not solely AEDC’s income but in addition the standard of service supply to its prospects in addition to undermine the security of the folks.
“The company has decided to take a strong stance against this menace, which may includes night raids.” he warned.
He stated the corporate will determine and deal with unlawful connections, “ensuring fairer billing for all customers and reducing system losses. This move is part of the company’s strategic efforts to boost service delivery and customer satisfaction.
“We appeal to all our valued customers with outstanding bills to settle them promptly. This is crucial in maintaining uninterrupted service delivery and ensuring that we provide reliable electricity to every household and businesses in our service areas”.
He stated the corporate is working laborious to make sure that complains about electrical energy distribution within the area is deal with to buyer’s satisfaction.
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