The number of wealthy Nigerians
illegally tapping electricity from the facilities of the Power Holding
Company of Nigeria is rising following the take-off of the
new tariff
regime under the Multi-Year-Order-Tariff-2.
These citizens, who live in highbrow
areas, our correspondent learnt, usually connect their air-conditioners
and other high electricity consuming appliances directly to the public
power mains, while only connecting low-voltage gadgets to their meters.
A high number of the people involved in this sharp practice, it was discovered, use prepaid meters.
A source at PHCN, who would not want to
be identified, told our correspondent that over 70 per cent of the
electricity consumed by these rich citizens was not being paid for.
The source told our correspondent that the development was a huge threat to the revenue generating programme of PHCN.
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