Tag: Folake Soetan

Ikeja Electric deepens billing transparency, launches App for payments history

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Nigeria’s power utility investor, Ikeja Elctric, publishes contact details of all business managers, gives reasons for action     One of the major electricity utility firms that connect Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, to the national grid, Ikeja Electric (IE), has deepened the billing transparency for its customers as it officially launched a Mobile Application (App) to expose their tariff classes and payments history, among others. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ikeja Electric, Mrs. Folake Soetan, who led the team of IE managers at the launching of the App at the headquarters…

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Senate Mulls Support for Ikeja Electric’s N70.96Bn Debt Recovery

Dawood Rabiu

The Senate Committee on Privatization and Commercialization has promised to assist Ikeja Electric recover over N70.96 billion customer debt. Platforms Africa reports that the Committee which was on oversight visit to the company, commended the DisCo for improved service delivery and innovative ideas. READ ALSO: Ikeja Electric Inducts 20 Young Engineers, Deepens Nigeria’s Power Sector Human Capital Dev. Customer stabs Ikeja Electric Staff on duty, faces prosecution Nigerians’ Annual Spending on Fuel Hits ₦2.129 trn UNILAG Plunged Into Darkness As EKEDC Disconnected Varsity Over ₦200m Debt  The Committee’s Chairman, Senator…

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Ikeja Electric Inducts 20 Young Engineers, Deepens Nigeria’s Power Sector Human Capital Dev.

Adeola Yusuf

  Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric (IE), has deepened investment for the country’s human capital development as it inducted 20 young Engineers into a 12 months comprehensive developmental programme. Platforms Africa reports that the programme is targeted at young, dynamic, self-motivated and highly driven young talent to improve their capacity and practical field practice experience. The programme, which is in its sixth edition, is known as the Young Engineers’ Programme (YEP). Speaking at the induction ceremony, which took place Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer of…

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Why Ikeja Electric Bagged Latest ISO Certifications – Soetan

Tade Salako

  More details have emerged on reason the Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s Electricity Distribution Company, bagged three latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is world’s largest independent, non-governmental organizations that develops of voluntary international standard and facilitates world trade by providing common standards among nations. Speaking on the achievements, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan, said, according to a statement, the company reaffirmed its commitment to high standards, in line with global best practices.…

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Theft: Why we Introduced Incentives for Whistle-blowers – Ikeja Electric

Gbenga Adeoti

  One of the Nigeria’s power utility firms, the Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc, said it has introduced incentives for those willing to expose energy thieves within its network as a part of the Disco’s effort to curtail incidence of energy theft. IE said for established cases of energy theft, the whistle-blower would be rewarded from the reconnection penalty paid by the culprit in accordance with the fees stipulated in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) Order on Unauthorised Access to Electricity Supply, Meter Tampering and Bypass for non-maximum demand and…

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Ikeja Electric begins 106,000 prepaid meters distribution

Damilola Olonade

  Ikeja Electric restates its commitment to bridging the metering gap by supplying meters to all its customers The Ikeja Electric, leading electricity suppliers to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on Friday, October 30, 2020, began the distribution of 106,000 prepaid meters to customers across its six Business Units – Ikeja, Abule-Egba, Akowonjo, Oshodi, Ikorodu and Shomolu. The company, which declared this during the flag off of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) in Okota area of Lagos, stated that the metering initiative approved by the Nigerian Government “is designed to…

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How Nigerian electricity customers will be billed in new tariff regime – Ikeja Electric

Damola Oyede

  Ikeja Electric, a leading power utility firm in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has given details of how electricity customers on its network would be billed in new tariff regime which is slated to begin on July 1, 2020. The utility firm declared this in a statement made available to Platforms Africa, maintaining that the new tariffs, which are Service reflective, are end-user rates to be paid for electricity based on the level of service (including availability and reliability) provided to a cluster of customers. This, the statement issued by…

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