The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) recent move to migrate customers on stand-alone prepaid meters to its digital integrated billing system, has been received with anger and frustration by customers as it is viewed as a means to rip them off of their money.
The residents alleged that the migration was a smart move by the power distribution company (DisCo) to rip them off, querying the motive for new metering when there was none in stock at the DisCo’s offices in the zone.
Already, some groups and organisations are mobilising for a showdown with the DisCo to get it to rescind the “sudden and harsh” move.
Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has threatened to mobilise residents across the zone to protest against the power company if it fails to rescind the new policy in the next 14 days.
Yesterday, several prepaid meter users who went to their service stations with their smart cards to recharge were turned back, as staff of the company told them that they could no longer be credited with energy.
They were told to begin the process of acquiring new prepaid meters by undergoing fresh registration of their residences.