According to a report on TVC News Nigeria, AEDC plans to install over
101,000 meters between now and December 2021, at a cost of 6 billion naira
without charging customers.
This was made known in Abuja by the distribution company’s managing
director Ernest Mupwaya at the flag-off ceremony.
Mr Mupwaya said that with the project, the Federal Government has activated its 40 percent shares in the company.
The report also has it that this new scheme will see the federal government
sourcing sufficient funding to support Discos through a low-interest
shareholder loan that will make it possible for them to receive sufficient
meters to close the existing gap.
It is believed that the country needs over 1 billion dollars to meet its
electricity metering gap.
One of the challenges to effective access to electricity in Nigeria, is
the absence of an overarching metering system that ensures customers pay fair
prices for electricity they consume.
On 26th of August this year, President Muhammadu Buhari directed that
there should be a nationwide mass metering programme for electricity consumers
in the country.
The scheme had to be introduced due to the slow pace of customer
metering by the DISCOs, as well as the high volume of complaints received from
customers over dissatisfaction with the estimated billing practices in the
system.
According to Mr. Mupwaya,
metering would improve transparency in electricity transaction which would
result in increased revenues that could be channeled into service improvement
for consumers.
He encouraged customers to accept the meters and resist any attempt by
unscrupulous people who may approach them, with an offer to compromise the
meters.
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