EEDC Dangles  30percent Discount  On South East  Customers 

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC),  on Wednesday embarked  rally to herald its settlement scheme with 30 per cent discount on bills for its customers.

The company visited major metropolises, markets and residents areas in South-East with fliers and public address systems to herald benefits of the ongoing initiative known as the “Arrears One-Time Settlement Scheme’’.

The fliers reads; “Clear Your Arrears’’, “Get 30% Discount Today’’; “One Time Settlement is to Your Benefit’’ and “This is a Big Window of Opportunity’’.

 The  Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, told Journalists that the scheme would run for three months.

According to him,  the scheme, which took effect on April 22, would lapse by July 31, 2021 saying the scheme covers arrears incurred as at Dec. 31, 2020 and would benefit residential and commercial customers of EEDC under the Non-Maximum Demand category.

He  said: “For our residential and commercial customers to benefit from this scheme, they are to make a one-time full payment of their arrears and enjoy 30 per cent discount instantly.

“Customers are implored to take advantage of this generous and rare opportunity to clear their accumulated arrears.

“Interested customers are advised to visit the manager (customer service) at the EEDC district office nearest to them to obtain full details of the scheme,” he said

Besides,  Manager, Customer Service of EEDC, Mrs Ijeoma Ogudebe, said that the scheme had opened the window for the company’s esteemed customers to lay complaint on contentious issues on their bills or other services.

“The Arrears One-Time Settlement Scheme provides rare opportunity for our esteemed customers to lay any complaint or ask questions in our district offices scattered in the South-East on our services,’’ Ogudebe said.

The Manager, Community Empowerment of EEDC, Mr Nelson Umueze, advised  communities to use the scheme to settle their arrears owed the company.

“This is a rare opportunity opened for communities, and philanthropists that assist communities in making payments, to use this window to settle all arrears and open a clean sheet with the EEDC,’’ Umueze said.