WE ARE READY TO COMMENCE METERING – EKEDC
Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), on Thursday expressed the company’s readiness to commence Meter Assess Providers (MAPs) scheme to customers within its network.
Idemudia told newsmen in Lagos that the MAP programme would address some of the challenges associated with metering gap within its areas of coverage. On April 5, the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) issued permits to Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) to roll-out new meters not later than May 1, 2019.
The EKEDC’S spokesman said that the MAP initiatives would bridge the metering gap, adding that MAP was introduced by Federal Government to address metering related problems.
“ It is a welcome development. This would be a new dawn in the power sector.
“Government should be commended for the initiative geared towards ending metering gap in the country and ensuring all electricity consumers within the Discos are metered to abolish estimated billings.
“ EKEDC is fully ready for MAP.
“With the MAP project on, we strongly believe the metering issues will be addressed, while estimated billings will also be fully addressed when meters are available.
“All areas of our network are potential pilot scheme for MAP.
“Government appointed the vendors for the MAP programme to drive the project,’’ he said.