INVESTIGATION: Despite acquiring $1.3bn DisCos, investors shift meter, transformer burden to consumers – Daily Trust

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INVESTIGATION: Government raked in $2.5 billion (about N916.575bn) from the transaction involving six Generation Companies (GenCos) and 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos).

The private investors personally collected their share certificates from the then President Goodluck Jonathan on September 30, and took over the management of the assets from November 1, 2013.From the DisCos, the government got $1.3bn , but investigations reveal that electricity consumers still get epileptic supply. They also buy meters, transformers, and other electrical materials across the 11 privatized DisCos.

 

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