… 160 feeders moved to Band B; as guaranteed minimum power supply reduced to 16hrs daily

Oredola Adeola

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved 21 Band A feeders with a minimum of 20 hours of power supply per day in three out of ten districts, while the remaining 160 feeders in the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) franchise areas will have a minimum of 16 hours of power supply per day for various customer service categories.

This was obtained by Advisors Reports exclusively obtained via NERC data sheet and partly confirmed in a publication released by EKEDC on Sunday. 

The increase in electricity tariff for Band A customers, who are those who enjoy 20-24 hours of electricity supply daily, has been implemented to reduce the $2.3 billion spent on subsidies.

The new tariff plan affects 15% of the 12 million electricity customers in the country, with customers paying ₦225 kilowatts per hour, up from the current ₦66.

Advisors Reports gathered that three districts with Feeders that will enjoy a minimum of 20 hours of electricity daily are the Island District, the Lekki District, and the Orile District. 

The Island District has a total of 13 Band A feeders, including:

NEPA 1 – CAMPOS Street, Broad Street, Inner Marina Street

POSTE RMU- Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Sanusi Fafunwa Street/ Idowu  Taylor Street, Akin Adesola Street/ Adeola Odeku Street

CSS – Ajele Street Broad Street/ Custom Street Inner Marina Street/ Martins  Street 

NEW CUSTOMS – Campbell Street, Bamgbose Street, and King Street

STATION FEEDER – Oluwa Road/Thompson Avenue, Glover  Road/Lawrence Road/ Alfred Rewane Road, Moseley Road/Awolowo

IKOYI HOTEL – Oluwa Road Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi Hotel / Alfred Rewane Road

NEPA 2 –  Ajele Street Broad Street, Kakawa Street/Abibu Oki Street

NTDA –  Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Sanusi Fafunwa Street, Akin Adesola Street/Amodu Tijani Street

DOVER – NEPA Close, Ahmadu Bello Way, Saka Tinubu Street 

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK -NEPA close

KINGSWAY – Oluwa Road/Alfred Rewane Road , Olu Holloway Road/Thompson Avenue , Lugard Avenue/ Cameron Road 

MOBOLAJI JOHNSON – Osborne Road, Mobolaji Johnson Road,  Olu Holloway Road/ Bayo Kuku Road/ Cameron Road

and MILLINER TOWER – Oluwa Road, Alfred Rewane Road, Mulliner Tower

The Lekki District has seven Band A feeders, including

TWIN WATER  –  Remi Olowude Street, Bosun Adekoya Street, Okunade Bluewaters Scheme

WOLE OLATEJU – Admiralty Way, Wole Olateju/Wole Ariyo

PRIME WATER VIEW – Utomi Airie Avenue, Freedom Way, Ojulari Road

BASHORUN OKUNSANYA – Emeka Nwze Street,  Bashorun  Okusanya Street/ Admiralty  Rd, Ogidi Crescent 

PROVIDENCE – Remi Oluwode Street, Adewunmi Adebimpe Road, Emmanuel Adebayo Close/Omorinre Johnson  Street

WATER CORPORATION – Utomi Airie Avenue , Muhammed Marwa Way, Hunponu Wusu Road/ Engr.George Enenmoh Crescent

and OSAPA – Mufutau Eletu Road, Muritala Eletu Way, Agungi /Airan Road

The Orile District has only one Band A feeder, TEXLON –  Apapa-Oshodi Exp Road, Ogungbesan Street

Meanwhile Advisors Reports’ check showed that a total of 160 feeders are classified under Band B with minimum duration of 16 hours of power supply per day.

Some of them are downgraded by NERC from Band A to Band B due to non-fulfilment of the required hours of electricity provided by the electricity distribution company.

EKEDC has 10 districts, including West Circle with three districts (Agbara, Ojo, and Festac), Central Circle with four districts (Ijora, Mushin, Orile, and Apapa), and East Circle with three districts (Lekki, Ibeju, and Island.