… 160 feeders moved to Band B; as guaranteed minimum power supply reduced to 16hrs daily
Oredola Adeola
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved 21 Band A feeders with a minimum of 20 hours of power supply per day in three out of ten districts, while the remaining 160 feeders in the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) franchise areas will have a minimum of 16 hours of power supply per day for various customer service categories.
This was obtained by Advisors Reports exclusively obtained via NERC data sheet and partly confirmed in a publication released by EKEDC on Sunday.
The increase in electricity tariff for Band A customers, who are those who enjoy 20-24 hours of electricity supply daily, has been implemented to reduce the $2.3 billion spent on subsidies.
The new tariff plan affects 15% of the 12 million electricity customers in the country, with customers paying ₦225 kilowatts per hour, up from the current ₦66.
Advisors Reports gathered that three districts with Feeders that will enjoy a minimum of 20 hours of electricity daily are the Island District, the Lekki District, and the Orile District.
The Island District has a total of 13 Band A feeders, including:
NEPA 1 – CAMPOS Street, Broad Street, Inner Marina Street
POSTE RMU- Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Sanusi Fafunwa Street/ Idowu Taylor Street, Akin Adesola Street/ Adeola Odeku Street
CSS – Ajele Street Broad Street/ Custom Street Inner Marina Street/ Martins Street
NEW CUSTOMS – Campbell Street, Bamgbose Street, and King Street
STATION FEEDER – Oluwa Road/Thompson Avenue, Glover Road/Lawrence Road/ Alfred Rewane Road, Moseley Road/Awolowo
IKOYI HOTEL – Oluwa Road Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi Hotel / Alfred Rewane Road
NEPA 2 – Ajele Street Broad Street, Kakawa Street/Abibu Oki Street
NTDA – Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Sanusi Fafunwa Street, Akin Adesola Street/Amodu Tijani Street
DOVER – NEPA Close, Ahmadu Bello Way, Saka Tinubu Street
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK -NEPA close
KINGSWAY – Oluwa Road/Alfred Rewane Road , Olu Holloway Road/Thompson Avenue , Lugard Avenue/ Cameron Road
MOBOLAJI JOHNSON – Osborne Road, Mobolaji Johnson Road, Olu Holloway Road/ Bayo Kuku Road/ Cameron Road
and MILLINER TOWER – Oluwa Road, Alfred Rewane Road, Mulliner Tower
The Lekki District has seven Band A feeders, including
TWIN WATER – Remi Olowude Street, Bosun Adekoya Street, Okunade Bluewaters Scheme
WOLE OLATEJU – Admiralty Way, Wole Olateju/Wole Ariyo
PRIME WATER VIEW – Utomi Airie Avenue, Freedom Way, Ojulari Road
BASHORUN OKUNSANYA – Emeka Nwze Street, Bashorun Okusanya Street/ Admiralty Rd, Ogidi Crescent
PROVIDENCE – Remi Oluwode Street, Adewunmi Adebimpe Road, Emmanuel Adebayo Close/Omorinre Johnson Street
WATER CORPORATION – Utomi Airie Avenue , Muhammed Marwa Way, Hunponu Wusu Road/ Engr.George Enenmoh Crescent
and OSAPA – Mufutau Eletu Road, Muritala Eletu Way, Agungi /Airan Road
The Orile District has only one Band A feeder, TEXLON – Apapa-Oshodi Exp Road, Ogungbesan Street
Meanwhile Advisors Reports’ check showed that a total of 160 feeders are classified under Band B with minimum duration of 16 hours of power supply per day.
Some of them are downgraded by NERC from Band A to Band B due to non-fulfilment of the required hours of electricity provided by the electricity distribution company.
EKEDC has 10 districts, including West Circle with three districts (Agbara, Ojo, and Festac), Central Circle with four districts (Ijora, Mushin, Orile, and Apapa), and East Circle with three districts (Lekki, Ibeju, and Island.
