NERC Increases Prices of Prepaid Meters The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in the price of pre-paid electricity meters in the country. This was contained in a circular dated 5 September and jointly signed by the commission’s chairman and commissioner Legal, Licencing...

FG Mulls New Options To Deliver Prepaid Meters       The Federal Government has started considering new options in delivering prepaid meters to 60 per cent of consumers still being exploited through estimated billing in Nigeria. In its ‘Consultation Paper on the Review of Meter Asset Provider’ obtained...

Buhari To Go Tough On Discos, Agents Selling Prepaid Meters         President Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated his resolve to mete stiff measures to any of the Discos or their agents selling prepaid meters to their customers against the directive that they should be distributed free. This is...

Electricity: Consumers To Pay More For Prepaid Meters   Power consumers are going to start paying more for prepaid meters as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has hiked the cost of the commodity. It was gathered in Abuja on Monday that the commission had increased the price...

An updated metering report in the power sector has said only 161,640 customers got meters between January and October 2016. Most of the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) may not attain their annual target of installing 100,000 meters this year due to foreign exchange crisis...