“Normal meter recharge activities will commence immediately after the rollover is completed.’’
The legislator said despite the five-year blackout, exorbitant bills of N2.1 billion were presented to the affected communities.
Mr Eze said the prepaid meter upgrade was compulsory for prepaid meter customers.
Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has decried poor electricity supply in the state.
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Electricity system collapse was reported at about 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, leaving the entire South-East in total darkness.
“We are unable to provide service to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states,” EEDC said.
Abdullahi Alahaji was arrested for vandalising College Road Mgbidi Service Center distribution Substation.
EEDC says customers will obtain their prepaid meters 48 hours after enrolling in the ongoing mobile Metre Asset Provider (MAP) programme.
Mr Ezeh expressed appreciation of consumers’ cooperation and stressed that steady power supply would be guaranteed only if they paid their bills.
A spokesperson for the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company said the four suspected vandals had been apprehended.
