PHCN/NEPA Pre Payment Meters
PHCN have recently provided us with a new Meter for our power consumption. This meter is a pre-payment meter meaning we have to purchase credit from the PHCN offices and then enter the code given on the receipt into the meter to get power. A display on the front indicates the kWH remaining for your current credit.
Since installation there are many problems that make this new meter a complete nuisance
- The Meter will only indicate what credit remains or allow you to enter more credit when there is power - When there's no credit the only way you can tell there is power is that a zero is shown on the LCD display
- If you run out of credit you better hope it's not at night or on a Sunday, the office is closed!
- Our consumption seems to be measured much higher on the new system. We will be using test equipment on ours soon to confirm it.
- According to some sources we will be paying ₦50,000 for this meter in 24 monthly instalments - We did not ask for this meter, nor were we given a choice so why should we pay? - Also we paid for the old meter too so why were those removed from our premises without permission?
- PHCN sent us a ₦7562.10 Power Bill for December after we had the pre-payment meter installed in November!
Bah! This is Shenanigans!
posted by Aaron Rowe @ 3:14 PM
2 Comments:
Hello Aaron,
It was a relief reading this your post.PHCN officials had visited my residence a week ago talking all sweet about the new pre=paid meter.They were talking so smooth about it being free and cheap to run.I felt the stuff was too good to be true...but the guy simply reassured me that it was the deal of the century.Thank God I now know better!He actually told me my bill will not exceed 2,400 naira monthly!
Na wa for my naija o!
So you still got the Meter?
I'll try and get an update on what's going on with our bills now. Up until when I left Lagos in December we had not been charged for the meter installation yet.
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