IKEJA ELECTRIC PAYMENT

Ikeja Electric payment also knows as IE payment is a service offered by the electricity distribution company (DISCO) that covers some part of Lagos States Abule Egba, Akowonjo, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Oshodi, and Shomolu. The payment service allows customers to buy electricity or pay electricity bills. 
The distribution company is authorised by NERC to supply electricity to the areas mentioned above.
And part of the responsibility of the company is also to make sure there is the availability of prepaid meters to its customers so as to remove the old practice of estimated billing.

How much do you pay for electricity

The cost of electricity is dependent on so many factors and some of the factors include the

• The Location of the consumer/customer
  
  Depending on the distribution company (DISCOs) that is distributing power in your area, the price you pay buying electricity might differ compare to someones in another area.
  

• Class of Tariff
  
  There are five different tariff class for electricity consumers in Nigeria and the tariff class is dependent on area classification. The area classification is based on a typical energy consumption rate peculiar to the area. Take for example, if you live in an industrial area, the energy consumption in that area will be much higher and you may be paying more tariff and also you may have more power supply.
  
  A. Residential:  A customer who uses his premise exclusively as a residence - house, flat, or multi-storied house.
  
  B. Commercial: A customer who uses his premise for any purpose other than exclusively as a residence or as a factory for manufacturing goods.
  
  C. Industrial: A customer who uses his premises for manufacturing goods including welding and ironmongery.
  
  D. Special: Customers such as agriculture and agro-allied industries, water boards, religious houses, government and teaching hospitals, government research institutes and educational establishments.
  
  E. Street Lights: Street Lights
  
  

• Your Tariff Rate
  
  As explained before and above, this is a function of your tariff class. Each class has a unique rate associated with it for billing purpose. Each Electricity distribution company has a unique tariff rate, click here for Electricity rate in Nigeria.
  

• The Quantity of energy consumed in Kilowatt hour (KWh)
  
  This is the amount of electricity a home or property consume in every hour. The quantity consumed by a consumer or customers will always be different because of the fact that they have different electrical appliances in their homes and properties. The Appliances have different ratings and work for different durations.
  

  

  Examples of Ikeja electric payments

  • Prepaid Meter Recharge
    
    This is the payment a customer/consumer make when they need to recharge or buy electricity and when they have a prepaid meter and the home or property is under the Ikeja electric distribution company.
    

  • Postpaid Meter Payment
    
    This is the type of payment a customer/consumer make when they pay a NEPA bill, or PHCN bill or Ikeja electric bill. This sort of bill payment are made by people that have postpaid meter or those without electricity meters at all.
    

  • Reconnection Fee
    
    This the type of payment made by customers/consumers to have their homes or properties reconnected to the distribution network or electricity supply after a default in payment and the power lines have been cut-off.
    

  • Meter Acquisition Fee
    
    This is the type of payment made by customers /consumers when they request for a Prepaid meter.
    

  • Minimum Payment Requirement
    
    This the minimum payment a customer has to pay Ikeja electric when they have unpaid outstanding bills on their account.
    

    Watch how to make Ikeja electric payment on comparelight.com

    Ikeja Electric Payment Options

    Most Ikeja electric payments can be made online and only in exceptional case are customers required to make payments directly in the bank or any of their offices.
    
    For customers on the old PHNC meters that wish to buy electricity online are not able to do so because they still need to go to any of the payment offices to load their smart card.
    
    While some in remote areas still travel far distances to make payments in Banks. However, for places where there are paga services, people in remote areas are able to make remittances when it comes to bills payment without actually going online.
    
    Most Ikeja electric payment can be made online with ease at comparelight.com