Enugu DisCo introduces barcode to check fake electricity bills

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has introduced a Security Barcode in its electricity bills to check fake bills, manipulations and other forms of “scientific electricity theft”, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The modified bill and its special outlook was part of the company’s continuous efforts to introduce initiatives geared toward ensuring enjoyable customer experience. The new features on the new bill included a summary of previous balance and last payment made by the customer, “a barcode (code number), which is a security feature’’.