Leke BaiyewuThe House of Representatives is proposing that money spent by electricity consumers to acquire and maintain electrical facilities connected to the national grid be refunded by the distribution company. The distribution companies will be solely responsible for the purchase and maintenance of facilities in the electricity distribution network, as being proposed by the House. It is common to see electricity consumers, under the umbrella of community development association, contributing money to acquire facilities, particularly transformers, cables and poles. When the bill is passed into law, consumers will be able to file claims for refund by the service providers. The proposed amendment to Section 100 (1) of the Act defines “apparatus” as “machines, equipment and fittings associated with the generation, transmission, distribution and utilisation of electrical energy, e.g.

Source: Punch January 26, 2020 02:03 UTC