Report DisCos requesting payment for prepaid meter replacement, NERC tells Nigerians
However, media reports on November 11, suggested that DisCos insisted on payment by customers for replacement of their functional meters.
However, media reports on November 11, suggested that DisCos insisted on payment by customers for replacement of their functional meters.
The programme which is being done in collaboration with MOJEC International Ltd. commenced on Tuesday at the Ikeja Electric’s Shomolu Business Unit for customers in Ilupeju, Oworo and Igbobi areas of Lagos State.
The government announced the meter price increase in a circular dated November 11, 2021, issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and addressed to managing directors, all electricity distribution companies and all meter asset providers.
Nigerian Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman says electricity distribution companies will soon begin the installation of four million free prepaid metres across the country.
NERC explained in a media statement that “under these service-based principles Discos will only be able to review tariff rates for customers when they consult with customers, commit to increasing the number of hours of supply per day and quality of service. In all cases poor and vulnerable Nigerians will not experience any increase.”
By Oke Peter At the backdrop of a new and higher electricity tariff commencing next month across the country, about 5.8 million of electricity consumers are yet to be captured under the pre-paid meter scheme. This figure represents 59.7 percent of the total registered electricity consumers in the country. This came as the remittance from…
Leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has fully commenced the roll out of meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme, to all unmetered customer across its network. In the first phase, which culminated at the end of July, metering was restricted to only customers in Ikorodu, Abule-Egba and Shomolu Business Units. However,…