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The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, says a total of 611,231 meters were deployed across the country as of January 31 under the Meter Assets Provider (MAP) initiative of the federal government.
• 611,231 meters distributed under scheme
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is set to review the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme as deployment suffers a setback.
In a consultation paper issued yesterday, and signed by the NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba, the regulator said only 611,231 meters have been deployed under the MAP scheme as of January 31, adding that more than half of registered electricity customers in the country remain unmetered.
He said the purpose of the review is to look at the various options to fast-track the closure of the metering gap within the implementation framework of the MAP. x
Garba added that to ensure transparency in the meter roll-out as provided for in the MAP regulations, deployment of meters could not commence until August 2019 following the conclusion of competitive procurement by DisCos which was monitored by the Commission.
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In 2018, the NERC issued the MAP regulation as a regulatory initiative to fast track the closure of the metering gap and eliminate estimated billing practices, attract private investment in the provision of metering services, enhance revenue assurance in Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and promote local meter manufacturing in Nigeria.
In a consultation paper issued on Wednesday, in Abuja, and signed by Sanusi Garba, NERC chairman, the regulator said only 611,231 meters have been deployed under the MAP scheme as of January 31, adding that more than half of registered electricity customers in the country remain unmetered.
He said the purpose of the review is to look at the various options to fast track the closure of the metering gap within the implementation framework of the MAP regulations.