Synopsis:
Electricity theft defines
the practice of evasion and/or non-accurate payment for consumed electricity.
It can be in the form of fraud (meter tampering), stealing (illegal
connections), billing irregularities, and unpaid bills.
This practice has
been prevalent from the pre-privatization era where consumers felt entitled to electricity on the assumption that it is a
public and social service. About ₦21bn is estimated to be lost to
theft annually.
Speaker: Mr Chibueze Ekeh, Managing Consultant, Energy Market and Regulatory Consultants (EMRC)
Synopsis: Many consumers are unaware of their rights and responsibilities as electricity customers. These rights are enshrined and protected by law and are enforced by the National Electricity RegulatoryComission (NERC). […]
