By Busari Kabirat
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has officially made it known that Nigerians will be paying more for electricity due to the fact that electricity production is not an easy task.
It’s still not known to some Nigerians that the cost of energy is still cheaper in Nigeria than in some other neighboring countries, due to hike in price of electricity tariffs in Nigeria, lot of Nigerians feel exploited.
According to Sule Abdulaziz, the TCN Managing Director, while speaking on Channels Television, he made it known that Nigerians are paying more for power because electricity production is not easy.
He said, “Nigerians are getting 24-hour supply daily. It’s not everybody, but those people on Band A get 20 to 22 hours.”
“Nigerians are paying more because producing electricity is not easy. You can see the exchange rate.
“Electricity is now expensive in Nigeria. We feel it is expensive because we are getting it at a cheaper price.
“If you go to other African countries—Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal—electricity in Nigeria is still cheaper,” he added.
