AEDC Threatens to Disconnect Aso Rock, EFCC, FAAN and Over 80 Other MDAs Over N47.1 Billion Debt
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has issued a warning to disconnect the electricity supply of 86 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) over an accumulated debt of about N47.1 billion.
Among the MDAs facing disconnection are the Ministry of Finance, Information, Budget, Works and Housing, barracks, Nigeria Police Force, Presidential Villa, CBN Governor, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and state liaison offices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a notice issued on Monday, the AEDC gave the MDAs a 10-day ultimatum to settle their debts or face blackout from February 28, 2024.
The notice stated, “The Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC is constrained to do this publication with the details of Government, Ministries, Departments and Agencies with long outstanding unpaid bills for services rendered to them through the provision of electricity supply in that our previous attempts to make them honour their obligations have not achieved the desired results.”
“The relevant MDAs are hereby given notice that the AEDC shall after the expiration of 10 days from the date of this publication, that is, after Wednesday, 28th February, 2024, embark on the disconnection of our services to them until they discharge their obligations to us by paying their debts.”
The power generation sector in Nigeria has been grappling with a debt burden for years. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, recently warned electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to improve their operations or risk having their licenses revoked.
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