Disconnection Of Customer's Power Source Is Illegal If...- Commission Reveals |Read Details
AFNews Reporter
Aug 04, 2022
Disconnection Of Customer's Power Source Is Illegal If...- Commission Reveals |Read Details
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has revealed that disconnecting a customer power source without a prior notice of Ten days from the date of bill delivery is illegal.
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, made this known in Calabar at an electricity consumer complaint resolution platform.
This was as he expressed displeasure in the way the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) in Calabar and its environs carries out its services of providing power to its customers in commensurate with their bills.
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Irukera particularly described as "oppressive ÔÇØ PHEDC services to residents of Cross River State.
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He said that the reports they received on many issues included mass disconnection carried out by the company without recourse to the law.
"I want to convey to you the incredible displeasure of the people of Cross River , according to them, especially the governor , if they have their way , they will prefer that PHEDC does not operate in the state.
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"If this is the view about your business , then I don't think that business will survive.
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"The massive disconnection of communities because of debt is not only illegal, it is outrageous and an abuse of the peoples right. Disconnecting the whole community is oppressive.
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"There are people in that same community that are consistent with payment of bills, so it is injustice and unfair to also disconnect them.
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"Any business that cannot satisfy its consumers is preparing to die; allowing consumers to pay tariffs without commensurate electricity supply is against the law.
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"The problem of compelling consumers to pay electricity bills is tantamount to oppressing and extorting money illegally from consumers.
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"The internal mechanism for assessing scorecard of electricity companies is not by collection of tariffs, rather it is customer satisfaction that matters.ÔÇØ
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Irukera said a situation where Discos disconnect power supply for days and still give out bills covering that same period was "exploitative.ÔÇØ
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He explained that it was illegal for consumers to buy transformers, and they would later become the property of PHEDC.
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— AFNews Reporter