Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced that from February 1, the prices of meters sold to customers under the Meter Asset Provider scheme will be reviewed to reflect the increase in Value Added Tax recently implemented by the Federal Government.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the EKEDC Corporate Communications General Manager, Godwin Idemudia, on Tuesday.
Idemudia stated this was in compliance with the 2019 Federal Government directive which would see an increase in value added taxes from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent from February 1, 2020.
He further stated that customers should now expect to pay “N39,765.86 (VAT inclusive) for a single-phase meter and N72,085.68 (VAT inclusive) for a three-phase meter”.
The statement also disclosed that VAT on tariffs had been adjusted to accommodate the new 7.5 per cent rate, and service charges on instalmental meter payments through MAP will be reviewed to accommodate the new VAT charge.
Idemudia used the opportunity to appreciate customers for what he described as their “unwavering support” and urged them to always pay bills on time, as these are the major sources of funding for several projects underway to improve service delivery in their operational network.
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