Nigerian govt threatens to disconnect Togo, Benin, Niger Republic over failure to pay their electricity bills

The federal government of Nigeria has threatened to disconnect Togo, Benin and Niger Republic following their failure to settle their electricity bills.

It was gathered that the countries have not been able to pay for their electricity bills for years now.

Reports say much of Nigeria’s generated electricity remain unused because the country is not able to distribute it as a result of poor transmission and distribution network, which has prompted it to sell to neighbouring countries.

Other countries that get their supply from Nigeria include the Republic of Benin, which receives supplies of at least 80 per cent of the total quantum of electricity consumed in the country as well as Niger Republic and Togo.

A former Managing Director of TCN, Usman Mohammed, had said the international customers enjoy stable electricity because they have more reliable distribution network.

He said Nigeria supplies almost all the power consumed in Cotonou, adding that the challenges with power distribution in Nigeria had made it difficult for consumers to enjoy stability in the power supply.