Electricity consumers in Igbo-Eze North Local Council, Enugu State have appealed to the Federal Government to investigate the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), alleging that the company is ripping them off without providing good services. The Guardian learnt that the EEDC disconnected 100 transformers in over 47 communities in the LGA on June 25, 2020, to force consumers in the affected areas to pay outrageous bills without providing them electricity. Even consumers, whose transformers were not functional were also asked to pay estimated bills. Consumers at Okpo said they had been without electricity since 2018, just as others said that their bills jumped from N60, 000 to N80, 000, and then to N400, 000 without improvement in services. At Egu Ego, Umuopu, the residents said they were given outrageous bills for their transformer, which had not worked in the last two years.

Source: The Guardian August 23, 2020 03:56 UTC