Subsidies for what service? When people dont get electricity supplies 95% of the time, why should they even pay a penny for the 5% of service because they have to pay for gasoline for the generator for the 95% duration of black out whereas NEPA or is it now PHNC still bill their customers every month as if the supply was a 100% Ditto for water supplies as well. This is a rip off - it is only in Nigeria that you pay for services you did not get yet the prople kept quiet, shufering and schmilling in their misery. The people's revolution currently happening in Thailand is on its way to Nigeria - just a matter of time, Isha-Allah.

We inherited the 220 volts of electricity from Britain,but we can introduce 110 volts as a mix to extend power supply to many people.The countries that have this type of mix are: Algeria,Belgium,Brazil,Canada,Egypt,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,and highly industrialized countries like JAPAN,and USA,have only 110 volts,and they do not have power shortage from year to year.There is nothing like electricity subsidy for the poor.There is a unit of measurement through the miter reading.Instead,what the govt.can do is to issue mitres free to all who has electricity in the house,and have them read it by themselves every month,to be comfirmed by the employees of the company.