…Monthly bills run into millions
…Average monthly bill of Nation Orthopaedic Hospital, Lagos, From N18m to N45m
…Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, FMC, N20m for only 4 hours of electricity daily
By Chioma Obinna
LAGOS — Skyrocketing electricity costs are crippling Nigeria’s teaching hospitals, jeopardising critical healthcare delivery and training for the nation’s future medical professionals.
The discriminatory electricity tariffs, inadequate power supply, and skyrocketing diesel costs have pushed these institutions, which are at the apex of the nation’s healthcare system, providing critical medical services and training the next generation of healthcare professionals, to the brink.
Findings by Vanguard showed that the challenges are immense in some of the hospitals as costs have quadrupled.
The genesis
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, introduced a segmentation system to prioritise energy distribution based on expected hours of…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
