FG fumes over fast-running prepaid meters, set to sanction accomplices
In view of surging complaints of high-speed prepaid meters by consumers who recently installed theirs, the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), has sounded a note of warning to meter manufacturers. Business Hilights recalls that that had been rising complaints…
Nigerians can acquire meters without upfront payment from August—NERC
Considering the observed snail speed by electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in giving out prepaid meters in collaboration with Meter Access Providers (MAPs), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ruled that electricity customers will from August, acquire meters without upfront…
Discos’ cold feet frustrating MAPs, consumers’ seriousness in accessing meters
Contrary to the well publicised announcement by the Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) that access to prepaid meters will begin effective May 1, barely two weeks, logistics problems linked to Discos are frustrating the exercise. In…
Estimated billing: Discos don’t lose money when supply deteriorates—Findings
A report released by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU), an independent research arm of Media Hilights Integrated Company Limited, publishers of Business Hilights, has revealed that contrary to insinuations that whenever electricity supplies drop, Distribution Companies (Discos) are at loss,…
May rollout of prepaid meters by MAPs, Discos unrealistic due to logistics—Balogun
Strong indications have emerged showing that it is no more feasible for the nationwide rollout of prepaid meters for electricity consumers by Meter Access Providers (MAPs) and electricity Distribution Companies (Discos). Recall that on April 5, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory…
Nigerian Discos reluctant, Ghana to complete metering consumers in March
The regime of prepaid meters for electricity consumers is spreading across emerging economies in Africa with Ghana leading in West Africa. Business Hilights Ghana Bureau chief reports that the Eastern Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has…
Discos breaching applicable regulations in estimated billing procedure—NERC
…Firms failed in meeting prepaid metering target in 5 years Fresh report coming from monitoring exercises carried out by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on the way and manner used by electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in the implementation of…
5 years after privatizing power sector, Nigerians, players in serious dilemma
Far away in November, 2013, the federal government unbundled the entire power sector into three key segments including generation, transmission and distribution. Whereas government retained the management of transmission, it handed over both generation and distribution to private sector that…
CWG Plc prepaid meters coming to disrupt metering sub-sector in Nigeria—Agada
The Chief Executive Officer of CWG Plc., Mr. James Agada, has given fresh details on the innovative advantages coming with its prepaid meters, saying the device is designed and built to resolve all teething issues hobbling the metering industry and…
MAPs: Why CWG’s prepaid meters’ll be oversubscribed by electricity consumers
Since the establishment of the Meter Access Providers (MAPs) via a regulation of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), about 85 companies have applied and secured the required licence to design, produce and install prepaid meters direct to customers of…
