Energy expert and professor of Energy and Electricity Law at the University of Lagos, Yemi Oke has appealed to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
He blamed the current situation on regulatory inefficiency and said that Nigerians cannot feel the impact of the regulator. He said, it’s like there’s no one in charge to regulate.
The energy expert decried the high number of unmetered customers in the country saying metering is crucial to help customers regulate their consumption. According to the National Bureau of Statistics Nigeria Electricity Report for Q1 2023 released in Abuja on Wednesday, the figure showed an increase of 1.89 per cent.
It said in Q1 2023, the number of metered customers stood at 5.31 million from the 5.13 million recorded in Q4 2022, this indicated a 3.61 per cent increase.
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