The new order, according to the commission, shall be determined through a competitive bidding process with customers provided with a choice of authorised vendors
PHED Flouts NERC s Decision in Akwa Ibom- Report – The Next Edition nextedition.com.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nextedition.com.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The importance of energy access - “Improving access and reliability of power is key to reducing poverty and unlocking economic growth in the aftermath of the global.
Chineme Okafor in Abuja
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that three million meters in use by the electricity distribution companies (Discos) are outdated and due for replacement.
The commission also stated that the Discos would have to prioritise deployment of new meters to seven million of their unmetered consumers in the new National Mass Metering Program (NMMP) funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the World Bank.
It disclosed this in a document signed by its chairman, Mr. Sanusi Garba and the commissioner in charge of legal, licensing and compliance, Mr. Dafe Akpeneye.
The document was a directive from it on structured replacement of faulty and obsolete end-use customer meters in the networks of the Discos.
Faulty, obsolete meters: NERC issues fresh order to DisCos on replacement tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.