The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) announced on Friday that it will begin disconnecting electricity to customers with unpaid bills starting June 10, 2024.
In a statement by its Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, the company revealed that the total debt owed by these customers exceeds N180 billion.
Ezeh stated that this move is part of EEDC’s efforts to recover the owed money.
The list of defaulters includes the Enugu State Government, Ebonyi State Government, Anambra State Government, Abia State Government, Imo State Government, Innoson Technical and Industries, the University of Nigeria (Enugu and Nsukka campuses), and the Nigerian Bottling Company.
Additional defaulters include the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Railway Corporation, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, UNTH Ituku-Ozalla, Ebonyi State University, Coal Corporation Quarters, Federal Secretariat and Establishments, Enugu High Court, Reliable Steel and Plastic Industries Limited, Jilnas Industries, BENGAS Nigeria Limited, CIFO Petroleum Limited, STANEL Filling Station, Highlift Pumping Station, FINOC Industries Limited, Aluminium Extrusion Industries Limited, VIN VAL Limited, GMO Rubber Division, Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Ebonyi State Government Ecumenical Centre One, Nigeria Prisons Training School, CBN offices, M/S Concorde Hotel in Owerri, and the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, among others.