Return me to estimated billing- Man criticizes EKEDC as his prepaid meter consumes ₦150k in 10 days

• Frustrated by the steep costs, he requested to revert to estimated billing.

• His post sparked a wave of reactions from social media users, who shared their thoughts on the matter.

A Nigerian man has spoken out against the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) after his prepaid meter consumed ₦150,000 in just 10 days.

Frustrated with the high costs, he asked to be switched back to estimated billing. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he requested the company to take back the prepaid meter, stating it was affecting his finances.

He wrote, “₦150k finished in 10 days. EKEDC, come and collect your prepaid meter back. Return me to estimated billing.”

His post attracted many comments from social media users who shared their opinions on the issue.

See some reactions below:

@lexyy4real: “150k ke? Are you running cold room?Egbon just go on complete solar at this point.”

@shittu27: “Bros that bill is huge ooo,well have been using prepaid meter for over 10 years now ,AC,iron, Borehole,deep freezers are the enemies of prepaid ooo,they suck units like mad.”

@omobabaijebu101: “Same thing I’m facing here, my prepaid meter was installed just about 10 days ago, 100k light don finish. When I was complaining of 45k estimated billing.”

@olamikaye: “Change us to Band A, that’s when we started getting lower electricity supply and crazy spending on units. They should just put back to Band B in surulere.”,

@DrJoeAbah: “😂😂😂 I now tell my security people to put the changeover on neutral during the day to let the solar and inverter really do their work. That’s the only way I can stretch N100k to 10 days.”

@dollings_: “Theres no reason why electricity should be this expensive. I doubt there’s anywhere in the world where it is this expensive.”

@RxYulan_: “Walahi, prepaid meter bill especially for Band A is crazy. E shock me when 200k light finish in just 13 days.”