THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC) on Friday, maintained that electricity consumers must get their meters installed not later than 10 days after payment is made.
It said the distribution companies, as stated in the MAPs regulations, were given a deadline to provide the meters to the customers at the required time.
The Chairman, who spoke through the General Manager, Finance and Management Services, Mr Abudukadir Shetima, stressed that any MAP that failed in meeting the stipulated deadline for meter installation will be sanctioned.
“Deadlines were provided in the regulation for the DisCos, even the commission so that we don’t delay so that the customers get the service at the time that it is required.
“For instance, if a meter is about to be installed, it must be installed within 10 days of making payment. There will be sanctions of that deadline is not met.
On his part, the AEDC Managing Director, Engr. Ernest Mupwaya, disclosed that it had commenced the roll-out of 900,000 meters to customers, following the May 1, 2019 date that was given by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission mandating Discos and MAPs to deploy meters to unmetered customers across the country.
Mupwaya said Mojec would install and maintain meters for power users in the FCT and Kogi State, Turbo Energy would do same for customers in Niger, while Meron would handle consumers in Nasarawa State.
Also in a bid to ensure massive metering of electricity consumers, three Meter Asset Providers(MAPs) Mojec International, Turbo Energy and Meron have initiated a customers financing platform for procurement of prepaid meters.
This according to the MAPs, was done in partnership with nine banks which include: Zenith, Unity, Polaris, UBA, Keystone, Wema, Sterlin, Jaiz and First Banks.
The initiative allows electricity consumers to access loan for the purpose of procuring their meter. The returns will then be made to the bank at a flexible rate.
Source: Tribune
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