The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that prepaid meters will soon flood the market with the licensing of 87 meter asset providers (MAPs). According to the agency, what the power sector regulator is downplaying, is that there is going to be an increase in the bills to be paid by electricity consumers in […]
The people of Alisimie Idumu-Itenei Community in Agbor kingdom, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, have, in strong terms, condemned the alleged outrageous electricity bills sent to various villages in the community by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC). Speaking on behalf of the nine villages in the area, the chairman, Alisimie Central […]
South African protesters in the Johannesburg township of Soweto on Thursday briefly barricaded the popular tourist street where Nelson Mandela once lived, police said, during angry demonstrations over electricity bills. Tourist buses were diverted away from Vilakazi Street, which was once home to both Mandela and his fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond […]