To close the metering gap in its operating network, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it has started aggressive metering under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) and National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) Schemes.
Mr. Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Media Communications, EKEDC, disclosed this to journalists on Friday.
Idemudia said that the plan gave the company access to a larger number of metered customers than post-paid customers.
He said that the business had made sure that the distribution transformers were metered so that customers could get a good idea of how much their bill would be until everyone was metered.
NMMP has been put on hold because Phase 1 has not yet started, he said.
According to Idemudia, the DISCO was working on the MAP Scheme, which would allow clients to receive meters within 10 working days of payment confirmation.
“All is to eliminate estimated billing and bridge the metering gap. The more customers that participate in the scheme, the earlier our chances of metering all customers.
“As at the start of the NMMP Phase 0, an initiative of the Federal Government, where meters were provided to customers for free, the goal of the initiative was to meter our entire population within five years (2025),” he said.
Idemudia stated that since the start of the privatization of the electricity industry, roughly 160 persons have either been convicted or are awaiting prosecution for energy theft and other offences.
According to him, the business has 7.65 billion key consumers and more than 365,255 prepaid and 173,663 post-paid customers.
“We have purchased tools and equipment to help the swift repair of problems in places with underground cables,” Idemudia stated.
According to the EKEDC representative, the company is currently looking into potential alliances with a number of organizations to enhance power supply through integrated generation.
He continued by saying that several of these engagements were already far along and would be completed on schedule.
Idemudia claims that the business values inclusivity and is sensitive to gender issues.
“Our managing director, a large number of our top management team and line workers are female.
“Our culture of female empowerment in the workplace cuts across our organisation.
“We are also heavily involved in female empowerment through CSR programmes where we promote STEM, affiliations with agencies such as USAID and women in energy.
