The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says a total of 8.734 million Megawatts-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated in the second quarter of 2020.
Advertisement
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.
In a statement on Wednesday, Ibrahim Shawai, KEDCO’s head of corporate communications, said the information will be treated with confidentiality and the whistleblower will get five percent of what the defaulters are charged.
Nigeria electricity regulator seeks citizens ideas on mass metering premiumtimesng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from premiumtimesng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Emmanuel Addeh
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has signed a new set of guidelines that would see power Distribution Companies (Discos) get sanctioned for load rejection and the Transmission Company of Nigerian (TCN) punished for inability to wheel electricity sent to it by the Generation Companies (Gencos).
The regulatory instrument titled: “Guidelines for Economic Merit Order Dispatch of Generation Capacity and Related Matters,” seen by THISDAY, it was learnt, seeks to settle the existing imbalance between the Discos and the TCN.
The document was jointly signed by the new Chairman of NERC, Mr. Sanusi Garba and Commissioner for Legal, Licencing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye and was dated February 15, 2021.