By Opeyemi Abdulsalam
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has sent a disconnection notice to state governments, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offices, Nigerian Army, among other parastatals and companies over N180 billion electricity debt.
This was contained in a statement in Friday by Emeka Ezeh, EEDC corporate communication officer.
Notifying customers about outstanding electricity bills in the south-east region, he said the company will commence the disconnection of electricity supply to defaulters from June 10.
Ezeh said the electricity defaulters include Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Abia and Imo state governments, as well as Innoson Technical & Industries, University of Nigeria (Enugu and Nsukka campuses), and the Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd.
Others on the list are the police force, Nigerian Airforce, Navy, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ebonyi State University, Coal Corporation quarters, and federal secretariat and establishment.
“We are also disconnecting GMO Rubber Division; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; Ebonyi State Government’s Ecumenical Centre One; Nigeria Prisons Training School; CBN offices; M/S Concorde Hotel, Owerri and Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki,” Ezeh said.
The spokesperson said Enugu high court, Reliable Steel and Plastic Industries Ltd, Jilnas Industries, BENGAS Nigeria Ltd, CIFO Petroleum Ltd, STANEL filling station, Highlift pumping station, FINOC Industries Ltd, Aluminium Extrusion Industries Ltd, and VIN VAL Ltd were also owing the DisCo electricity debt.
“The rest are Local Government offices; St. Davids Porter Nigeria Ltd; Gees Denver Company Limited; the Federal Ministry of Works, Hospitals Management Board and DONLINK Plastic Industries, among many others,” he added.
Ezeh said the notice applies to all categories of customers — maximum demand and non-maximum demand — that are indebted to EEDC.