The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has asked power distribution companies (DisCos) to prioritize customers on Band A for metering. About 20 percent of Band A customers are currently unmetered.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has asked power distribution companies to prioritise customers on Band A for metering.
“On metering, we still have about 15 to 20 percent of the Band A customers that are not metered and that has to be a priority of the DisCos,” he said.Oseni said there are several initiatives put in place by the federal government and the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry to ensure the metering of the Band A customers.
said metering customers on other bands before upgrading them to a higher tariff would serve as “an incentive for DisCos”.
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