{"id":5700,"date":"2013-06-29T09:25:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T09:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/high-electricity-bill-kills-man-nigerians-beyond-shock\/"},"modified":"2013-06-29T09:25:37","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T09:25:37","slug":"high-electricity-bill-kills-man-nigerians-beyond-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/high-electricity-bill-kills-man-nigerians-beyond-shock\/","title":{"rendered":"High electricity bill kills man; Nigerians beyond shock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2011, Nigeria’s erratic power supplier, the PHCN, jacked up its tariff from N8 to N40 for each kilowatt consumed. Nigerians barely grumbled as the PHCN had its ways.<\/p>\n

But in Sri Lanka, a man has suffered a fatal heart attack after being presented with a shocking electricity bill, a media report said Saturday.<\/p>\n

The 61-year-old victim had protested at the Ceylon Electricity Board in Colombo Friday that his bill had suddenly spiked, the Ceylon Today newspaper said.<\/p>\n

It said the man was told that the bill was due to a hefty tariff increase from last month and suffered a heart attack on the news, collapsing at the electricity board headquarters. <\/p>\n

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High electricity bill has shocked Sri Lanka to death<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The newspaper did not give the victim’s bill amount, but said it was in line with the new 50 percent tariff increase.<\/p>\n

The man identified as S. P. Samaradasa collapsed on a chair, the newspaper said in a front-page report headlined: “Electricity tariff claims first victim.”<\/p>\n

“The cause of death was identified as a heart attack,” the paper added. He was dead on arrival at hospital.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka is one of the most expensive countries in Asia for electricity with a kilowatt hour costing up to 47 rupees ($ 0.37).<\/p>\n

About two thirds of Sri Lanka’s electricity is generated using coal or oil, while the balance comes from hydropower stations which cannot be used during droughts.<\/p>\n

The state electricity utility has said it would incur a loss of $ 750 million in 2013, but the tariff hike from May will bring the projected loss down to $ 225 million.<\/p>\n

In Nigeria, there are moves to further increase the tariff by 60 per cent. May be then, this will shock Nigerians to life.<\/p>\n

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