Thursday, August 29, 2024 -The University of Lagos has been plunged into darkness after Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) disconnected the power supply to the institution over unpaid electricity bills.
This was made known in a statement by the
university management on Wednesday, August 28.
EKEDC recently upgraded the university’s
tariff category from “Band B” to “Band A,” resulting in a hike in monthly
electricity bills.
Before the upgrade, UNILAG was paying
between N150 million and N180 million monthly.
However, the June bill under the new “Band
A” tariff nearly doubled, reaching almost N300 million.
The institution’s management expressed
regret over the blackout that has hit the campus since Tuesday.
The management explained that despite
ongoing negotiations with EKEDC and a recent payment of N180 million on August
20, the university was disconnected from the power supply on August 27, without
any prior notice.
“Just two weeks after our meeting, we were
hit with a staggering bill of nearly half a billion naira (N472 million) for
July, further increasing our debt burden!
“We kept our promise and paid N180 million
on August 20, yet on August 27, EKEDC disconnected us without notice and has
refused to reconnect the university to the national grid,” ” the statement
read.
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