Eko Electricity Distribution Company Announces Approval of 33 Additional Feeders to Band A

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has revealed that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given its nod for the migration of 33 more feeders to Band A within its franchise area.

In a statement released on Friday and provided to our correspondent by EKEDC’s General Manager of Corporate Communications, Babatunde Lasaki, the distribution company disclosed the names of the approved feeders. These include Adeleke Adedoyin, Ajeast, Annex, Military Resettlement, British American Tobacco, CIG, Coker, Dideolu, Droyers, Empire Court, Estate, Etim Inyang, Firro, Freeman, Glover, Heritage, M&K Express, Mega Plaza, Montgomery 1, Moore Street, Nest Oil, NIMR, Nipost, Osborne, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Palace Road, Rocky Estate, Rumens, Smith, Station Feeder (Nitel), Victoria Arobieke, DPR, and Nitel.

According to Lasaki, the Federal Government, through NERC, announced the discontinuation of subsidies for electricity consumed by Band A customers. Consequently, Band A customers now pay N255 per kilowatt-hour, up from the previous rate of N68/KWh, while other tariff categories remain unchanged.

Lasaki assured customers within these areas of a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours of power supply daily in line with the newly approved Multi-Year Tariff Order. He reiterated EKEDC’s commitment to enhancing service quality and pledged to add more feeders to the Band A category to extend the benefit of 20-hour power supply to more customers.

Furthermore, Lasaki emphasized EKEDC’s dedication to eliminating supply downtime and achieving its goal of providing stable and uninterrupted power supply across its franchise area. He underscored the company’s ongoing efforts to invest in infrastructural capacity and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure a minimum of 20 hours of power supply to all customers, regardless of their service bands (B to E).