AECN decries facility tampering, energy theft, debts in Abia
07 April 2023 |
1:45 am
The South East Zone of the Association of Electricity Consumers of Nigeria (AECN) has decried the rate of tampering with facilities that provide public power in Abia State, saying it is a key security threat.
The South East Zone of the Association of Electricity Consumers of Nigeria (AECN) has decried the rate of tampering with facilities that provide public power in Abia State, saying it is a key security threat.
Chairman of the association, Joe Ubani, also criticised the level of energy theft in Aba Ring-fenced area, as well as the debt burden on Aba Power Ltd arising from refusal to pay for power utilised, even by big manufacturing firms.
Ubani, in a statement in Enugu, yesterday, said: “Any serious threat to the economy and well-being of the people must be regarded as a serious security threat.
“The trend in nine of the 17 councils in Abia State, serviced by Aba power, is very worrisome.
“We have, in recent days, recorded high rate of deaths caused by roadside electricians and other persons hired by communities, companies and individuals to do all kinds of things on distribution transformers, low and high-tension wires, among other electricity infrastructure.”
The latest casualty, according to him, “is one Alison Obiajunwu, a young electrician, who was electrocuted a few days ago in Obingwa Council, while illegally working on a distribution substation in an attempt to change a wire.
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