Niger Electricity Distribution Limited (NEDL) has disconnected the 33kV Gwada and Erena electrical energy feeders in Niger State over persistent non-payment of electrical energy payments by clients, regardless of repeated engagements and cost restoration efforts.
The firm introduced the disconnection of the feeders related to the 132kV Shiroro Transmission Station, with rapid impact, citing mounting excellent payments which have made continued electrical energy provide commercially unsustainable.
In a public discover, NEDL, a subsidiary of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), mentioned it issued disconnection notices to affected clients in July 2026, giving them a chance to settle their money owed and regularise their accounts.
The distribution firm mentioned some shoppers within the affected communities believed their standing as host communities to the Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station exempted them from paying electrical energy payments.
However, NEDL clarified that residing near an influence era facility or inside a bunch group didn’t routinely exempt shoppers from paying for electrical energy provided to them.
It careworn that each one clients related to its distribution community have been required to pay for electrical energy consumed consistent with relevant tariffs and the prevailing regulatory and business framework.
The firm defined that persistent non-payment undermined the monetary sustainability of electrical energy distribution and constrained its capability to keep up and enhance service supply.
