EEDC introduces ASAP to relieve customers of debt burden

AMAECHI PERCY ONYEJEKWE  ,AWKA

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC) said it has introduced a new product known as Accelerated Settlement of Arrears Project (ASAP) to lessen the burden of debt on its customers.

According to the DisCo, the product is designed to assist its customers with outstanding arrears clear their debt with discounts.

Emeka Ezeh, the EEDC Head of Corporate Communications who disclosed this ,yesterday at Oraifite, Anambra State, said ASAP  is unique, in that, it gives discounts on the  arrears in graded form.

“The uniqueness of this product is that it offers graded discounts, ranging from 25% (for one-time payment), 20% (for three months payment by installment), and 35% (for debts of 5 years and above), and appeals to only Non-Maximum Demand (NMD) customers”, Ezeh  disclosed .

He said conditions for  benefiting from ASAP  included having not benefited from any discount offer, subscription to  MAP metering among other things.

“To benefit from this program, the customer’s account must not have benefited from any previous discount scheme offered by EEDC and the arrears have to be within the period before 1st January 2023. In addition, customers must have subscribed to MAP metering, with Demand Note issued, as a conscious way of ensuring that debts are not allowed to accrue further”,  Ezeh said .

He stated further that ASAP was introduced by the EEDC as a relief to customers who have some arrears of debt to clear.

“This initiative is introduced by EEDC to relieve its customers of some debt burden, considering the very challenging economic situation in the country”.

“It will be recalled that on December 31st 2022, EEDC ended its Arrears One Time Settlement Scheme (OTS), a related initiative targeted at its customers with outstanding arrears” he added .

Ezeh said  customers were to visit the ASAP Officer at the EEDC District office responsible for their area or call 0815 026 6432, 084 700 100 for clarification and enquiries.