The Kano Electrical energy Distribution Corporate has denied studies claiming that the corporate defied the Minister of Energy’s directives on buyer disconnections.
This rationalization was once made in a remark issued through the Head of the Company Communications Unit, Sani Sani, and made to be had to The PUNCH on Friday night time.
“KEDCO’s attention has been drawn to a publication by AREWA Punch Report, suggesting that the company has defied the Minister of Power’s directives on customer disconnections,” the remark learn.
“The company has not defied any directives from the Minister following the outage that caused a total blackout in parts of the north from 4:57 a.m. on 21st October to 4:56 pm on 30th October 2024.”
In line with the KEDCO spokesman, the corporate was once no longer in defiance of the minister’s directive relating to billing for the outage duration.
“The electricity bills currently being collected are for September’s consumption, which were distributed in October. Therefore, customers who have not paid these bills are being disconnected,” he defined.
Sani additional clarified, “The Honourable Minister of Power only stated that customers will not be billed for the outage period, from 21st October to 30th October. KEDCO will ensure that customers are not billed for this period, and this will be reflected in this month’s (November) bills.”
He confident KEDCO’s consumers of the corporate’s steady loyalty to complying with all rules and orders, in particular in making sure correct and truthful billing.
“We also wish to reaffirm our ongoing efforts to improve the quality and reliability of electricity supply to all our customers,” he added.
Sani additionally advised consumers to decide their expenses on presen for the good thing about KEDCO and the ability sector as an entire.
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