Jos Electricity Distribution Company has introduced a new debt repayment framework designed to help customers gradually clear outstanding electricity bills while improving transparency in power billing across its franchise areas.
The power distribution firm said the initiative forms part of broader efforts to strengthen revenue recovery, enhance billing accountability and ensure the long-term sustainability of electricity supply within its network.
Brandspur Energy News Desk reports that the programme will allow verified outstanding electricity debts to be transferred to newly installed or previously installed meters for customers benefiting from ongoing national and company-led metering programmes.
According to the company, the framework primarily targets customers who previously received estimated bills, households with faulty or obsolete meters, as well as unmetered consumers who accumulated charges before being provided with functional meters.
Management explained that migrating verified debt balances to active meters will enable customers to clearly track their outstanding obligations while settling them through a structured repayment arrangement.
Under the newly introduced repayment structure, residential customers categorised as non-maximum demand consumers with debts ranging from ₦0 to ₦1,000,000 will be required to repay ₦2,000 monthly. Commercial customers within the same debt range under the maximum demand category will pay ₦2,500 per month.
Customers whose outstanding bills fall between ₦1,000,001 and ₦2,000,000 will repay ₦10,000 monthly, while those owing between ₦2,000,001 and ₦5,000,000 will settle their debts through monthly payments of ₦20,000.
For higher debt categories, customers with liabilities between ₦5,000,001 and ₦10,000,000 will be required to make an upfront payment of 30 percent of the total outstanding amount, with the balance spread across a six-month repayment period.
Similarly, customers owing more than ₦10,000,000 will pay 30 percent of the debt immediately, while the remaining balance will be cleared over a nine-month repayment plan.
The electricity distributor also encouraged affected customers to visit designated debt recovery officers or customer service representatives at any of its offices to review, validate and reconcile their electricity account records.
Management acknowledged that the new process may cause temporary inconvenience for some customers but reaffirmed its commitment to improving service delivery and strengthening customer engagement across its service areas.
The company added that continued cooperation from electricity consumers would be critical to improving the financial health of the distribution network and sustaining reliable power supply across its operational territories.
