No fewer than 178,864 prepaid metres were installed in Q2 of 2023, representing an increase of 3,586 compared to the 175,281 installed in 1Q of the same year.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) made this known in its Q2 2023 report posted on its website on Wednesday.
The commission stated that a total of 168,397 metres were installed under the Metre Asset Provider (MAP) framework, while 9,302 metres were installed under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) framework.
It mentioned that the vendor and Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos)-financed framework recorded 1,143 and 22-meter installations, respectively.
“The commission expects DisCos to utilise any of the five-meter financing frameworks provided in the 2021 Meter Asset Provider and National Mass Metering Regulations to close their respective metering gaps.
This serves as a safeguard for customers against exploitation due to the lack of metres,” the report said.
Additionally, the commission stated that it had continued to issue monthly energy caps for all feeders in each DisCo.
“This sets the maximum amount of energy that may be billed to an unmetered customer for the respective month based on gross energy received by the DisCo and consumption by metered customers,” the commission said.
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