Ibadan Disco Blames Inadequate Prepaid Meters on Scarcity of Forex

Ibadan Disco Blames Inadequate Prepaid Meters on Scarcity of Forex

Ejiofor Alike The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has blamed the inadequate number of prepaid meters in its franchise areas on scarcity of foreign exchange in the country. Reacting to a recent protest by some Ogun residents, who were aggrieved over the unavailability of prepaid meters, crazy billing and erratic power supply in their area, […]
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“The delay is due to the scarcity of forex, which affected the contractors supplying the meters. The development stiffened the normally smooth process of supplying the meters to them by the manufacturers,” said the statement.
 On the alleged high billing, IBEDC said its records showed that in the last six months, the residents of the community have never been billed more than N500 on the average per house.

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