From Our Correspondent
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it has installed 148,389 meters in the homes of electricity consumers between July and September.
This is contained in its third quarterly report published on the commission’s website on Saturday.
NERC stated that the figure represented a decline in installation by 32,670, compared to the 181,059 meters installed in the second quarter.
2023/Q2.
During the quarter, the commission stated that it installed 147,736 meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP} framework. Similarly, it installed 207 meters under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP).
“The vendor-financed framework recorded 446-meter installations. Under the DisCo Financed framework, there was no installation.
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The commission said that it expected Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to utilise any of the five-meter financing frameworks to close their respective metering gaps.
“As a safeguard for customers against exploitation due to lack of meters, the commission has continued to issue monthly energy caps for all feeders in each DisCo.
“This sets the maximum amount of energy that may be billed to an unmetered customer for the respective month.
“It is based on gross energy received by DisCo and consumption by metered customers, ”it said.
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