As part of its interim metering measure, Credit Advance Payment for MeterInstallation (CAPMI), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it is set to certify 80 firms as meter vendor installers which will work towards bridging the metering gap in the country.
Disclosing this at a stakeholders’ workshop on metering code 2 in Abujayesterday, Chairman of the Commission, Dr Sam Amadi, said NERC has gotten an approval from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) to engage the vendors after a procurement exercise was conducted.
The new metering scheme allows consumers to pay for the meters and get refunds for payments after its installation through monthly reductions on the fixed charge element of their electricity bills to the tune of the meter cost. Amadi announced that customers would be charged an estimated N25, 000 for single phase meters and up to N50,000 for three phase meters while smart meters will come with other costs.
According to him, the initiative is significant as there are indications that electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) will fail to bridge the metering gap by the 18-month deadline set by NERC last year due to bloated personnel costs brought about mainly by the 50 per cent increase in staff salaries.
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